State-of-the-art review:Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in primary cardiac tumors.

Abstract

Cardiac tumors are very rare and their diagnosis and treatment remain challenging. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is considered the gold standard for noninvasive diagnosis because of its larger field of view, excellent tissue contrast, multiplanar imaging, and the unique ability to differentiate between different tissue features. CMR can effectively identify cardiac non-neoplastic and neoplastic mass, as well as benign and malignant tumors. This review summarizes the new technology of CMR, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and prognosis in cardiac primary tumor, especially the role of new technologies in cardiac primary tumors.