Published March 2014
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Journal article
The specific case: cardiac amyloidosis as differential diagnosis in case of restricted cardiac pump function
Creators
- 1. Universitaetsspital Basel (Switzerland). Klinik fuer Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin
Description
The NMR imaging data in combination with clinical characterization and echocardiography are consistent with the diagnosis of a cardiac amyloidosis. The article describes disease pattern and diagnosis based on contrast agent accumulation and diastolic functional disturbances. CT was performed to exclude pulmonary embolism.
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (German)
- Der besondere Fall. Amyloidose des Herzens als Differenzialdiagnose bei eingeschraenkter kardialer Pumpfunktion
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiologie up2date
- Journal Volume
- 14
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 7-10
- ISSN
- 1616-0681
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 45040111
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; DISTURBANCES; HEART FAILURE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MYOCARDIUM; NMR IMAGING; PLEURA; SYMPTOMS
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; HEART; MEMBRANES; MUSCLES; ORGANS; PROCESSING; SEROUS MEMBRANES; SYMPTOMS; TOMOGRAPHY