MCQ : CT-09

January 31, 2022April 2, 2022487 Views

What is the most likely diagnosis of the RV mass?

A – Prominent moderator band
B – Thrombus
C – Tumor
D – Endocarditic Lesion

Fig. 1: early arterial phase – Fig. 2: portal venous phase

Right answer is C : Tumor

The contrast enhancement of the mass in portal venous phase suggests the neoplastic nature the mass.

Cardiac computed tomography has become an increasingly utilized modality for the assessment of cardiac masses, especially when other imaging modalities are non-diagnostic or contraindicated.

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