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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> CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma, provides better soft-tissue contrast than echocardiography, can differentiate calcification and fat, and may allow tissue diagnosis of some masses such as lipomas. | ||
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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][2]
Key CT scan Findings in Myxoma
CT scan show low attenuation and areas of dystrophic calcification in cardiac chambers:[3] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma, provides better soft-tissue contrast than echocardiography, can differentiate calcification and fat, and may allow tissue diagnosis of some masses such as lipomas.
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References
- ↑ Schoepf UJ. CT of the Heart, Principles and Applications. Springer Science & Business Media; 2007
- ↑ Araoz PA, Eklund HE, Welch TJ, Breen JF (1999). "CT and MR imaging of primary cardiac malignancies". Radiographics. 19 (6): 1421–34. doi:10.1148/radiographics.19.6.g99no031421. PMID 10555666.
- ↑ Left atrial myxoma Dr Ian Bickle Radiopedia.org 2015 http://radiopaedia.org/cases/left-atrial-myxoma