Multidetector CT of the heart: spectrum of benign and malignant cardiac masses.
Recent innovations in multidetector 3D CT have improved the spatial and temporal resolution of cardiac computed tomography (CT), which results in greater frequency of mass lesion identification and provides a new opportunity for more precise characterization. Although cardiac masses are rare entities, patients with cardiac masses may present with acute symptoms and may be encountered by emergency radiologists. The objectives of this article are to review the CT appearance of cardiac masses and the role of volumetric MDCT with 3D rendering to define characteristic features and provide a practical approach to formulating a differential diagnosis.
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline Street, Room 3140D, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Linda C
LC
Chu
Pamela T
PT
Johnson
Marc K
MK
Halushka
Elliot K
EK
Fishman
D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging