Cardiac aneurysms and diverticula: magnetic resonance and computed tomography appearances.
Echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality for assessment of structural heart disease but magnetic resonance imaging and multi-detector computed tomography are being increasingly used for cardiac morphologic assessment. Aneurysms and diverticulae of the cardiac chambers and related structures represent a diverse group of conditions with varying etiologies and clinical manifestations. This article reviews the magnetic resonance imaging and multi-detector computed tomography features of these lesions with consideration of the emerging role that cross-sectional imaging has to play in their evaluation. Radiologists should be familiar with the salient imaging appearances of these conditions to facilitate optimal patient management.
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
Edward T D
ET
Hoey
Inderjeet
I
Nagra
Arul
A
Ganeshan
D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed