title: Cardiac tumors: optimal cardiac MR sequences and spectrum of imaging appearances.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews the optimal cardiac MRI sequences for and the spectrum of imaging appearances of cardiac tumors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recent technologic advances in cardiac MRI have resulted in the rapid acquisition of images of the heart with high spatial and temporal resolution and excellent myocardial tissue characterization. Cardiac MRI provides optimal assessment of the location, functional characteristics, and soft-tissue features of cardiac tumors, allowing accurate differentiation of benign and malignant lesions.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac CT and MRI Program, Department of Radiology and Cardiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Suhny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbara
authors.forename: Vithaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chaithiraphan
authors.forename: Kibar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yared
authors.forename: Ronan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Killeen
authors.forename: Ricardo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cury
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dodd
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis