Why the study?
Data are limited on whether cardiac magnetic resonance imaging can accurately distinguish benign from malignant cardiac masses.
Does Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) accurately distinguish benign from malignant tumors in patients with cardiac masses?
Population
145 patients with a cardiac mass among 8069 consecutive patients undergoing CMR
Comparison
Blinded CMR characterization vs histological correlation
Design
Blinded retrospective cohort study
Authors
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Supports CMR for noninvasive cardiac mass characterization; leaves open replacement of histology without prospective validation.
Does Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) accurately distinguish benign from malignant tumors in patients with cardiac masses?
CMR is highly accurate (89-94%) in distinguishing benign from malignant cardiac masses, though histological correlation remains the gold standard.
Mousavi et al. (2019) studied this question.
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