Authors: Hongjun Quan Pan Liang Yanzhao Tan
Publish Date: 2015/05/24
Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 565-569
Abstract
In this study we evaluated the ability of multislice CT MSCT imaging for the diagnosis of cardiac myxomas CMs in comparison with followup screening in thoracoscopic surgery 40 consecutive patients who had CMs confirmed by thoracoscopic surgery underwent MSCT scanning The radiological findings were analyzed to reveal the tumor location appearance size pedicle diameter and originating and compared with surgical outcomes in the followup studies We found that the tumor location and appearance were all definitely diagnosed in the radiological findings and were consistent with the surgical outcomes with the coincidence rate of 100 All the tumors showed heterogeneous enhancement with a pedicle originating from the atrial septum Compared with the results of surgical outcomes the accuracy of MSCT for measuring tumor size and pedicle diameter has no statistical difference The results indicate that MSCT imaging provides a great incremental value for the diagnosis of CMs in comparison with followup screening in thoracoscopic surgery
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