CMR and MDCT in cardiac masses

(MDcT) in patients with ovarian masses

correspondence: Fatima Mubarak radiology Department, Aga Khan University Hospital, stadium road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan Tel +92 21 3486 2073 email [email protected] Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector 64-slice computed tomography (MDCT) in the diagnosis and differentiation of benign and malignant ovarian masses using histopathology and surgical fin...

Diagnostic performance of CMR and transthoracic echocardiography in clinical evaluation of cardiac masses with histopathological correlation

Background Echocardiography is the preferred initial imaging method for assessment of cardiac masses. However, CMR, with its excellent tissue characterization and wide field of view, can provide unique information in the evaluation of cardiac masses. Our objective was to identify CMR and echocardiographic parameters that predict the presence of tumor or malignancy in biopsy proven cardiac masse...

CMR Features in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by the formation of noncaseating epithelioid cell granuloma involving various organ systems. Cardiac involvement has an important prognostic factor as it can present with life-threatening arrythmias and sudden death. Here, we present a case of cardiac sarcoidosis in a 46-year-old gentleman who presented with nonspecific ...

Fetal Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is present in 0.8% of all live births and is therefore one of the most common congenital malformations (Fyler et al., 1980). The spectrum of congenital heart defects is significantly higher in fetuses than in live born infants because of their reduced viability (Tennstedt et al., 1999). The prognosis of congenital heart disease can be poor; almost one third to one...

Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Vasculitis: Assessment with Cardiac MDCT