Yining Wang MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Zhengyu Jin MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Lingyan Kong MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Shuyang Zhang MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Qi Miao, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hao Sun MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Yu Chen MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Jiuhong Chen MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Employee, Siemens AG

Yonglan He MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

To describe the CT features of cardiac paragangliomas and evaluate the role of multi-slice CT(MSCT) in diagnosis.

Between 2003 and 2009, five patients were pathologically diagnosed as cardiac paragangliomas. All of them were studied by multi-slice CT cardiac and coronary enhanced scan with three-dimensional reconstruction. The clinical data and CT images were retrospectively reviewed. The CT findings were assessed for tumor location, size, shape, enhancement characteristics, and feeding arteries.

Cardiac paragangliomas were ovoid shaped and significantly uneven enhanced. MSCT found 3 tumors located at the root of aorta, the other two close to atria, that according with surgery. The size of tumors measured by CT and pathology were similar. Compared with conventional coronary angiography, MSCT correctly depicted main feeding arteries of 4 tumors.

MSCT can provide useful detailed anatomic delineation, quantification and feeding arteries of cardiac paragangliomas.

MSCT can provide useful detailed anatomic delineation, quantification and feeding arteries of cardiac paragangliomas.

Wang, Y, Jin, Z, Kong, L, Zhang, S, Miao, Q, Sun, H, Chen, Y, Chen, J, He, Y, Diagnostic Value of Multislice CT in Cardiac Paragangliomas.  Radiological Society of North America 2011 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 - December 2, 2011 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2011/11034478.html