title: Imaging findings in cardiac masses (Part I): study protocol and benign tumors.
abstract: Cardiac masses represent a diagnostic challenge because decisions about treatment are based on imaging techniques. Echocardiography, magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) are fundamental for the detection, characterization, and staging of cardiac masses as well as for planning their treatment. Most primary cardiac tumors are benign; myxomas, papillary fibroelastomas, and lipomas are the most common. The location of the tumors and its characteristics on CT and MR orient the etiologic diagnosis in most cases. This article describes the protocols for CT and MR studies of cardiac masses as well as the morphologic findings, predominant locations, and most useful characteristics for characterizing benign cardiac masses and establishing the differential diagnosis with malignant cardiac tumors and non-neoplastic pseudotumors.
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, España.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Díaz Angulo
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, España.
authors: C
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authors: Méndez Díaz
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, España.
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authors: Rodríguez García
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, España. Electronic address: rafaelasoler@telefonica.net.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Soler Fernández
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, España.
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authors: Rois Siso
authors: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, España.
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authors: M
authors: Marini Díaz
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Fibroelastoma; Lipoma; Masas cardíacas; Mixoma; Rabdomioma; cardiac masses; fibroelastoma; lipoma; myxoma; rhabdomyoma