TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION OF AN UNUSUAL RIGHT ATRIAL MASS BY MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING

被引:25
作者
TUNA, IC
JULSRUD, PR
CLICK, RL
TAZELAAR, HD
BRESNAHAN, DR
DANIELSON, GK
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
[2] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DIV THORAC & CARDIOVASC SURG,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
[3] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DIV CARDIOVASC DIS & INTERNAL MED,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
[4] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DIV PATHOL,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
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D O I
10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62390-8
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In a 70-year-old man who had angina, exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia, and presyncopal symptoms, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography disclosed a large atrial mass that resembled a myxoma. Subsequent evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging identified the mass as an intracardiac lipoma attached to the posterior wall of the right atrium, a diagnosis that was confirmed by surgical intervention. Thus, the diagnostic utility of magnetic resonance imaging as an adjunct to echocardiographic evaluation of intracardiac masses was demonstrated.
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页码:498 / 501
页数:4
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