MR findings in cardiac amyloidosis.
| Title: | MR findings in cardiac amyloidosis. |
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| Authors: | vanden Driesen RI; Cardiovascular MR Research Centre, Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Rd., Chermside, Brisbane, QLD Q4032, Australia.; Slaughter RE; Strugnell WE |
| Source: | AJR. American journal of roentgenology [AJR Am J Roentgenol] 2006 Jun; Vol. 186 (6), pp. 1682-5. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: American Roentgen Ray Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7708173 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1546-3141 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0361803X NLM ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: : Leesburg, VA : American Roentgen Ray Society; Original Publication: Springfield, Ill., Thomas. |
| MeSH Terms: | Magnetic Resonance Imaging*; Amyloidosis/*diagnosis ; Cardiomyopathies/*diagnosis; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies |
| Abstract: | Objective: The objective of our study was to describe a combination of features on MRI specific to cardiac amyloidosis.; Conclusion: Cardiac amyloidosis is a common cause of infiltrative heart disease. The combination of subtle widespread heterogeneous myocardial enhancement on delayed postcontrast inversion recovery T1-weighted images, which may initially be dismissed as a technical error, with ancillary features of restrictive cardiac disease is highly suggestive of cardiac amyloidosis. |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20060523 Date Completed: 20060629 Latest Revision: 20220331 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.2214/AJR.04.0871 |
| PMID: | 16714659 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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