Why the study?
Does non-invasive cardiac imaging differentiate primary cardiac tumors from metastatic tumors in patients with cardiac mass lesions?
Population
20 patients with 22 cardiac mass lesions assessed by cardiac imaging
Design
Cohort
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Base morphology on contrast CT may aid differentiation of primary cardiac tumors from metastases; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Does non-invasive cardiac imaging differentiate primary cardiac tumors from metastatic tumors in patients with cardiac mass lesions?
Non-invasive cardiac imaging characteristics, particularly the morphology of the base portion on CT and mobility on cine MRI, are useful for differentiating primary cardiac tumors from metastatic lesions.
Otomi et al. (2018) studied this question.
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