MRI and CT revealing carcinoid heart disease

Nico R Mollet; Steven Dymarkowski; Jan Bogaert

doi:10.1007/s00330-002-1806-3

MRI and CT revealing carcinoid heart disease

Eur Radiol. 2003 Dec:13 Suppl 6:L14-8. doi: 10.1007/s00330-002-1806-3. Epub 2003 Feb 19.

Authors

Nico R Mollet¹, Steven Dymarkowski, Jan Bogaert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Herestraat 49, 3000 , Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 16440219
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1806-3

Abstract

Carcinoid heart disease is a frequent complication of the carcinoid syndrome, usually presenting as right-sided valvular heart disease. Although the diagnosis is most often made with cardiac ultrasound, MRI and CT are valuable techniques for diagnosing carcinoid heart disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoid Heart Disease / diagnosis*
Carcinoid Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging
Chordae Tendineae / pathology
Contrast Media
Echo-Planar Imaging
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Male
Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / pathology
Middle Aged
Papillary Muscles / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Tricuspid Valve / pathology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging

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Contrast Media