Endomyocardial fibrosis: electron-beam CT features.
1996; Radiological Society of North America; Volume: 198; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1148/radiology.198.3.8628866
ISSN1527-1315
AutoresÉlie Mousseaux, A. Hernigou, M Azencot, Marc Sapoval, Mario Auguste, T. Papo, Sylvain Chauvaud, J C Gaux,
Tópico(s)Cardiac tumors and thrombi
ResumoTo present morphologic and functional electron-beam computed tomographic (CT) features of endomyocardial fibrosis.Twelve patients with histologic evidence of endomyocardial fibrosis and/or definitive echocardiographic and angiocardiographic findings were examined with electron-beam CT.Endomyocardial fibrosis was depicted as linear calcifications and/or a thin tissue band of low attenuation within the endomyocardium. In right ventricular involvement, CT depicted obliteration of the apex associated with extension along the free wall and/or papillary muscles of the tricuspid valve. In left ventricular involvement, a large amount of endocardial tissue led to severe obliteration within the inflow tract and/or of the apex. At ventricular volume analysis, restrictive patterns of the disease were determined.Electron-beam CT allows direct visualization of endomyocardial fibrosis and the resulting volumetric changes and enables distinction of the disease from constrictive pericarditis.
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