Myocardium and Pericardium

and Vincent L. Sorrell2



(1)
Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

(2)
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

 



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The online version of this chapter (doi: 10.​1007/​978-3-319-25436-4_​12) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.


Uncommonly, SPECT MPI can reveal abnormalities or normal variants related to the myocardium and pericardium (Table 12.1). Malignant myocardial and pericardial masses often appear as focal “hot” lesions (Chamarthy and Travin 2010; Kasi et al. 2002).


Table 12.1
Differential diagnosis of “hot” and “cold” imaging findings related to the myocardium and pericardium



















Organ system
“Hot” finding
“Cold” finding
References

Myocardium and  pericardium
Myocardial mass

Pericardial mass

Pericardial effusion

Chamarthy and Travin  (2010)

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