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Does computed tomography provide better delineation of cardiac tumors compared to echocardiography and angiocardiography?
Does computed tomography provide better delineation of cardiac tumors compared to echocardiography and angiocardiography?
CT is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating cardiac metastasis, particularly for showing myocardial and intrapericardial extension.
CT aids static extension assessment in cardiac tumors; leaves open optimal multimodal protocols for dynamic evaluation.
An unsuspected metastasis of liposarcoma of the heart was detected on a computed tomographic (CT) examination of the chest. Further CT study with i.v. contrast administration gave excellent delineation of the tumor. Compared with two-dimensional echocardiography and angiocardiography, CT was best at showing the myocardial and intrapericardial extension of the tumor, but did not show movement of the tumor during the cardiac cycle. CT is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating cardiac metastasis. Its advantages and disadvantages with respect to echocardiography and angiocardiography are discussed.
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Godwin et al. (1981) studied this question.
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