The accuracy of cardiac MRI in differentiating between intra cardiac tumors and thrombi
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Background Primary or metastatic cardiac tumors are rare. Echocardiography is limited in differentiating different cardiac masses in particular tumors from thrombi. MRI offers incremental value; optimal tissue differentiation especially with Gadolinium contrast enhancement. The ability to differntiate a cardiac tumor from a cardiac thrombus is crucial for patient management. The purposse of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of CMR in differentiating between intra cardiac tumors and thrombi.
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