Abstract
Cardiac neoplasms are a diagnostic challenge on many levels. They are rare, their clinical presentation may mimic other much more common cardiac diseases, and they are at an uncommon intersection of oncologic and cardiac imaging. The pathology of primary cardiac neoplasms explains their varied imaging features, for example, calcification in primary cardiac osteosarcomas and T2 hyperintensity in myxomas. Integrating the imaging and pathologic features of cardiac tumors furthers our understanding of the spectrum of appearances of these neoplasms and improves the clinical imager's ability to confidently make a diagnosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 231-242 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Radiologic Clinics of North America |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Cardiac neoplasms
- Cardiac tumors
- Computed tomography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Radiologic-pathologic correlation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging