title: CT and MRI appearances of cardiac pseudotumours.
abstract: Cardiac anatomic variants, vascular abnormalities and non-neoplastic mass lesions may be misinterpreted as tumours, potentially leading to inappropriate intervention. This article discusses the complementary role of multi-detector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the work-up of suspected masses. The cross-sectional imaging appearance of common or distinctive anatomic variants and pseudotumours, including 'don't touch' lesions, are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rueff
authors.forename: Monvadi B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Srichai
authors.forename: Jill E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Axel
authors.forename: Ruth P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: cardiac; magnetic resonance imaging; mass; multi-detector CT; pseudotumour