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Imaging myocardial carcinoid with T2-STIR CMR

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Abstract

We used T2-STIR (Short Tau Inversion Recovery) cardiovascular magnetic resonance to demonstrate carcinoid tumor metastases to the heart and liver in a 64-year-old woman with a biopsy-proven ileal carcinoid tumor who was referred because of an abnormal echocardiogram.

Keywords

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Right Ventricle
Late Gadolinium Enhancement
Carcinoid Tumor
Carcinoid Heart Disease

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