title: [Evaluation of cardiac tumors by multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: Cardiac tumors, are a rare pathology (0.002-0.3%) in all age groups, however, they have a clinic importance, due the affected organ. They are classified in primary (benign or malignant) and secondary (metastasis) types. Among primary type, mixoma, is the most common benign tumor, and sarcoma represents most of the malignant injuries. Cardiac metastasis are more frequent than primary tumors. Clinic effects of cardiac tumors are unspecific and vary according their location, size and agresivity. The use of Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assist on the location, sizing, anatomical relationships and the compromise of adyacents structures, besides, MRI is useful for tissue characterization of the tumor. Due to the previous reasons, studies based on noninvasive cardiovascular imaging, have an important role on the characterization of these lesions and the differential diagnosis among them.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tomografía Cardiaca, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: Marcela P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mercado-Guzman
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Resonancia Magnética, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meléndez-Ramírez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tomografía Cardiaca, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castillo-Castellon
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tomografía Cardiaca, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, DF, México. Electronic address: erickimura@ctcardiomexico.com.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kimura-Hayama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance; Cardiac tumors; Multidetector computed tomography; México; Resonancia magnética cardiaca; Tomografía computada multidetector; Tumores cardiacos