Clinical Value of Spiral CT in Diagnosis of Cardiac Carcinoma / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the value of CT diagnosis of cardiac carcinoma.Methods 112 patients with cardiac carcinoma pathologically proven(47 cases by gastroscopy,65 cases by operation)were examined by CT scan,CT findings were analysed.Results The basic CT signs of cardiac carcinoma demonstrated thickened gastric well and soft tissue mass.Irregular intracavitary niches were noticed when combined with ulcer.Gastric wall rigidity and deformation were also the CT features of cardiac carcinoma.Direct infiltration and distal metastasis of cardiac carcinoma were observed by CT.Conclusion CT has important reference value in preoperative evaluation of resectability in cardiac carcinom