Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Myxomas

Znanstveni rad - Pregledni rad

• Autor: Maja Hrabak-Paar
• Autor: Miroslav Muršić
• Autor: Tihana Balaško-Josipović
• Autor: Daniel Dilber
• Autor: Nikola Bulj
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Medicinski fakultet; (KATEDRA ZA PEDIJATRIJU)
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Medicinski fakultet; (KATEDRA ZA RADIOLOGIJU)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Kliničke medicinske znanosti; Pedijatrija
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Kliničke medicinske znanosti; Radiologija

Sažetak (engleski)

Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign cardiac neoplasms. Echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality used to analyze cardiac masses, allowing the detection of tumor location, size, and mobility. However, additional imaging techniques are required to confirm the diagnosis, evaluate tissue characteristics of the mass, and assess potential invasion of surrounding structures. Second-line imaging includes cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or computed tomography (CT) depending on availability and the patient’s characteristics and preferences. The advantages of CT include its wide availability and fast scanning, which allows good image quality even in patients who have difficulty cooperating. MRI has excellent soft-tissue resolution and is the gold standard technique for noninvasive tissue characterization. In some cases, evaluation of the tumor metabolism using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with CT may be useful, mainly if the differential diagnosis includes primary or metastatic cardiac malignancies. A cardiac myxoma can be identified by its characteristic location within the atria, typically in the left atrium attached to the interatrial septum. The main differential diagnoses include physiological structures in the atria like crista terminalis in the right atrium and the coumadin ridge in the left atrium, intracardiac thrombi, as well as other benign and malignant cardiac tumors. In this review paper, we describe the characteristics of cardiac myxomas identified using multimodality imaging and provide tips on how to differentiate myxomas from other cardiac masses.

• Ključne riječi (engleski): cardiac masses; cardiac myxoma; computed tomography; echocardiography; magnetic resonance imaging
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Pregledni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 25, br. 6, 204
• p-ISSN: 1530-6550
• e-ISSN: 2153-8174
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2506204
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:520988
• Datum objave publikacije: 2024
• URL dokumenta: https://www.imrpress.com/journal/RCM/25/6/10.31083/j.rcm2506204
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2025-04-01 11:46:01