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On myxoma CT scan is characterised by low attenuation and areas of [[dystrophic calcification]] in cardiac chambers. | On myxoma CT scan is characterised by low attenuation and areas of [[dystrophic calcification]] in cardiac chambers. | ||
<ref>Schoepf UJ. CT of the Heart, Principles and Applications. Springer Science & Business Media; 2007</ref> | |||
==Key CT scan Findings in Myxoma== | ==Key CT scan Findings in Myxoma== | ||
CT scan show low attenuation and areas of [[dystrophic calcification]] in cardiac chambers:<ref name=radio>Left atrial myxoma Dr Ian Bickle Radiopedia.org 2015 http://radiopaedia.org/cases/left-atrial-myxoma</ref> | CT scan show low attenuation and areas of [[dystrophic calcification]] in cardiac chambers:<ref name=radio>Left atrial myxoma Dr Ian Bickle Radiopedia.org 2015 http://radiopaedia.org/cases/left-atrial-myxoma</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]
Overview
On myxoma CT scan is characterised by low attenuation and areas of dystrophic calcification in cardiac chambers. [1]
Key CT scan Findings in Myxoma
CT scan show low attenuation and areas of dystrophic calcification in cardiac chambers:[2]
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References
- ↑ Schoepf UJ. CT of the Heart, Principles and Applications. Springer Science & Business Media; 2007
- ↑ Left atrial myxoma Dr Ian Bickle Radiopedia.org 2015 http://radiopaedia.org/cases/left-atrial-myxoma