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- Title
Cardiac magnetic resonance in the differentiation of neoplastic and nonneoplastic pericardial effusion.
- Authors
Boddy, K N; Sleeper, M M; Sammarco, C D; Weisse, C; Ghods, S; Litt, H I
- Abstract
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the imaging modality of choice for cardiac tumors in people. Although neoplastic pericardial effusion (PE) carries a poor prognosis, benign idiopathic pericardial effusion does not. Definitive diagnosis is critical for surgical intervention, but currently available diagnostic techniques such as echocardiography and pericardial fluid cytology often are inconclusive.
- Publication
Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2011, Vol 25, Issue 5, p1003
- ISSN
1939-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0762.x