TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

Patient no.Age (y)SexLocationSize (mL)SUVmaxT1wT2wCECine MR imagingPEMR imaging diagnosisDiagnosisOther findingsRelated information
170FSVC and RA (intracavity)33.29.6+BenignMalignantMetastasis (breast cancer)Mediastinal lymph node metastasesBreast cancer (1988)
283FPericardial masses184.820.7+Malignant+MalignantMetastases (thymic carcinoma)
339FLV (septum and lateral wall)23.15.2+MalignantMalignantMetastases (angiosarcoma)Angiosarcoma of the right limb
457FLA (intracavity)29.213.6+Malignant+MalignantNon–small cell lung cancerInfiltration via pulmonary vein
520MMassive pericardial infiltration49914.6+Malignant+MalignantEwing sarcoma (local relapse)Cardiac Ewing sarcoma, local restaging after surgery
636FRA and RV (lateral wall)55.321.3+Malignant+MalignantAngiosarcoma (local relapse)Pulmonary metastasesCardiac angiosarcoma, local restaging after surgery
778MRA and RV (lateral wall)155.97.6+Malignant+MalignantBurkitt lymphomaPleural effusion
866FRA (lateral wall)18.12.2+MalignantMalignantScar tissue after surgery of cardiac angiosarcomaLocal restaging, no histology (confirmed via follow-up MR imaging after 4 mo)
921MRA and IVC (wall)5.235.2BenignBenignPatch tissue after surgery of cardiac fibrosarcomaThoracic wall metastasisLocal restaging, no histology (confirmed via follow-up MR imaging after 3 mo)
1065FRA (intracavity, attached to septum)5.81.2+BenignBenignMyxoma
1150FLA (intracavity, attached to septum)31.8+BenignBenignMyxoma
1283FLA (intracavity, attached to septum)12.83+BenignBenignMyxoma
1363FRA (intracavity)84.53.8+BenignBenignMyxoma
1467FAortal valve (intracavity)0.52.1+BenignBenignFibroelastomaSevere heart failure
1550MLA (attached to mitral valve)36.51.6BenignBenignCCMANo histology
1645MLA (attached to mitral valve)6.12.8+Benign+BenignCCMALV hypertrophyNo histology
1772MLA (attached to mitral valve)21.51.5BenignBenignCCMANo histology
1857FRVOT10.31.3Benign+BenignThrombusMediastinal lymph node metastasesAnal carcinoma
1978FLA (intracavity, attached superior wall)22.11BenignBenignThrombus
2050MAscending aorta (attached to wall, floating)0.62BenignBenignThrombus
  • CE = contrast enhancement; PE = pericardial effusion; SVC = superior vena cava; RA = right atrium; — = isointense; ↑ = hyperintense; + = feature present; LV = left ventricle; LA = left atrium; RV = right ventricle; IVC = inferior vena cava; ↓ = hypointense; CCMA = caseous calcification of mitral annulus; RVOT = right ventricular outflow tract.