Diagnostic utility of cardiac MRI in clinical evaluation of cardiac masses with histopathological correlation
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Methods Over a 7 year period, 161 patients were referred for CMR for evaluation of a known or suspected cardiac mass. A retrospective chart review of these 161 patients revealed that 42 patients (26%) had subsequent biopsyproven diagnosis of a cardiac mass. CMR characteristics of biopsy proven cardiac masses, including contrast enhancement on first pass and delayed images, signal intensity on T1and T2-weighted images, size, location, mobility and final CMR diagnosis were reviewed. CMR diagnostic performance was correlated with histopathologic diagnosis.
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