Risk stratification of cardiac metastases using late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance: prognostic impact of hypo-enhancement evidenced tumor avascularity.

Angel T ChanWilliam DinsfriendJiwon KimBrian YumRazia SultanaChristopher A KlebanoffAndrew PlodkowskiRocio Perez JohnstonMichelle S GinsbergJennifer LiuRaymond J KimRichard SteingartJonathan W Weinsaft

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2021)

Contrast-enhancement pattern and location of CMET on CMR impacts prognosis. Embolic events vary by CMET location, with likelihood of PE greatest with right-sided lesions. Heterogeneous enhancement-a marker of tumor avascularity on LGE-CMR-is a novel marker of increased mortality risk.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
left ventricular
magnetic resonance imaging
heart failure
computed tomography