Published November 1992
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Journal article
MRI features of right atrial angiosarcoma: a case report
Creators
- 1. Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju (Korea, Republic of)
Description
Primary tumors of the heart are rare, and one-third of them are malignant. The most common malignant intracardiac tumor is angiosarcoma, which usually involves right atrium. MR features in one patient with right atrial angiosarcoma is presented and the literature briefly reviewed. Angiosarcoma demonstrated slightly heterogeneous intermediate signal intensity on T1-weighted images, high signal intensity on T2-weighted images and higher signal intensity on Gd-DTPA enhanced images. MRI provided more information regarding the extent of the tumor than 2D echocardiography or CT
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
- Journal Volume
- 28
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- 11 refs, 4 figs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 854-857
- ISSN
- 1738-2637
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 40032022
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGIOMAS; CARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; NMR IMAGING; SARCOMAS; SIGNALS
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; CARCINOMAS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY