ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Tuberous sclerosis
;
Echocardiography
;
Magnetic resonance imaging
;
Neonate
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In a neonate with tuberous sclerosis, cardiac tumours were diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography and evaluated by electrocardiogram-gated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The tumour size, shape and mobility in the ventricular cavities were more precisely determined by two-dimensional echocardiography than electrocardiogramgated MRI, while the extent of tumour mass at the apex was more clearly delineated by MRI. As two-dimensional echocardiography provides real-time imaging of cardiac anatomy without sedation, it is useful for initial evaluation of cardiac masses in neonates with genetic predisposition to tuberous sclerosis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00441814
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