Before the era of imaging techniques, the diagnosis of cardiac masses was
extremely difficult and often not made antemortem.
With the advence of modern imaging modalities such as echocardiography (TTE,
TEE) computed tomography (CT) and MRI, direct visualisation of this
pathology has become a reality. Although echocardiography is still the first
line modality used, imaging is often subobtimal especially in non echogenic
patients.
Computed tomography and MRI are second line imaging modalities that have the
ability to overcome the limitations of echocardiography.
The major aim of this brief revue is to highlight the role of MRI in the
detection and differenciation of cardiac masses (primary and secondary
tumors, non tumoral masses, variants of normal anatomy...), comparing this
technique with the other imaging techniques
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