Characterization of a calcified intra-cardiac pseudocyst of the mitral valve by magnetic resonance imaging including T1 and T2 mapping

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Case Report

Meinrad Beer¹  Drago Dacar²  Josepha Binder³  Ursula Reiter⁴  Ralph Maderthaner⁴  Michael Fuchsjäger⁴  Martin Asslaber⁵  Andreas Greiser⁶  Gert Reiter⁷ 

[1] Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany;Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria;Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria;Division of General Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 9/P, A-8036, Graz, Austria;Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria;Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Erlangen, Germany;Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Graz, Austria;

关键词: Mitral Valve;    Cardiac Magnetic Resonance;    Late Gadolinium Enhancement;    Retinal Artery Occlusion;    Papillary Fibroelastoma;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2261-14-11

 received in 2013-11-16, accepted in 2014-01-17,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEven though intra-cardiac cystic lesions are extremely unusual in adults, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with valvular masses. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging has emerged as modality of choice for non-invasive characterization of cardiac masses.Case presentationWe report a case of an intra-cardiac mass of the mitral valve in a 51-year old male, detected by echocardiography after transient ischemic attack and retinal artery occlusion. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed at 3 T to evaluate and characterize the lesion prior to surgery. Diagnosis of a calcified left-ventricular pseudocyst of the mitral valve was confirmed by histological evaluation.ConclusionsThis case presents the unusual finding of contrast uptake in an intra-cardiac cystic lesion and points to the potential of T1 and T2 mapping for assisting in the characterization and diagnosis of intra-cardiac masses by CMR.

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