Key result
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging avascular tissue nulling sequence was utilized to differentiate between tumour and thrombus in a 71-year-old woman with a left atrial mass.
Why the study?
Does cardiac magnetic resonance imaging avascular tissue nulling sequence help differentiate tumour from thrombus in a patient with a left atrial mass?
Case Report (n=1)
Does cardiac magnetic resonance imaging avascular tissue nulling sequence help differentiate tumour from thrombus in a patient with a left atrial mass?
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with an avascular tissue nulling sequence can be utilized to detect and differentiate cardiac tumour-surface thrombus.
A 71-year-old woman presented to her cardiologist with fatigue and progressive shortness of breath. She had undergone previous mitral valve replacement in 1989 and aortic valve replacement in 2008. Physical examination revealed audible mitral and aortic clicks and no other significant findings. Her electrocardiography and chest radiography showed no acute findings. A transesophageal echo performed for valve assessment revealed a friable mass arising from the interatrial septal wall of the left atrium ( Panel A ). At this point, the most likely differential diagnosis included tumour or thrombus. Following intravenous 0.2 mmol …
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O’Neill et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Cardiac mass (tumour vs thrombus) (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging avascular tissue nulling sequence was evaluated. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging avascular tissue nulling sequence was utilized to differentiate between tumour and thrombus in a 71-year-old woman with a left atrial mass.
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