title: Multimodality imaging of right-sided (tricuspid valve) papillary fibroelastoma: recognition of a surgically remediable disease.
abstract: Presentation of an increasingly recognized right-sided primary valve tumor of clinical importance: the tricuspid valve papillary fibroelastoma (PF). Early recognition and surgical intervention is emphasized for valvular PF, which carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Newer imaging techniques, including CT and MRI, assist in localizing and differentiating PF from alternative cardiac pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Shantanu V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Srivatsa
authors.forename: Prabhat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.forename: Pervaiz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Sanjay S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Srivatsa
keywords: Cardiac tumors; Imaging; Papillary fibroelastoma