Evaluation of Hydatid Disease of the Heart with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Two patients with cardiac involvement of hydatid disease are presented: one with hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum and pulmonary arteries and the other with multiple pulmonary cysts associated with intracardiac and pericardial cysts. The ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provi...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1996-05, Vol.19 (3)
Main Authors: Kotoulas, Grigoris K., Magoufis, George L., Gouliamos, Athanasios D., Athanassopoulou, Alexandra K., Roussakis, Arcadios C., Koulocheri, Dimitra P., Kalovidouris, Angelos, Vlahos, Labros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOMY
ARTERIES
BLOOD
CYSTS
DIAGNOSIS
EVALUATION
HEART
NMR IMAGING
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
VASCULAR DISEASES
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Summary:Two patients with cardiac involvement of hydatid disease are presented: one with hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum and pulmonary arteries and the other with multiple pulmonary cysts associated with intracardiac and pericardial cysts. The ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide a global view of cardiac anatomy in any plane with high contrast between flowing blood and soft tissue ensures it an important role in the diagnosis and preoperative assessment of hydatid disease of the heart.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/S002709900040