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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 1/2008

Open Access 01-12-2008 | Research

Imaging myocardial carcinoid with T2-STIR CMR

Authors: William A Schiavone, Christopher Baker, Sanjay K Prasad

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Issue 1/2008

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Imaging myocardial carcinoid with T2-STIR CMR
Authors
William A Schiavone
Christopher Baker
Sanjay K Prasad
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1532-429X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-10-14

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