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IRM del corazón - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Imágenes por resonancia magnética del corazón; Resonancia magnética nuclear del corazón; IRM cardíaca; RMN cardíaca; RMN del corazón

Significado de los resultados anormales:

La sensibilidad de la IRM depende, en parte, de la experiencia del radiólogo.

Una IRM del corazón puede revelar trastornos que comprenden:

Trastornos de válvula cardíaca
Derrame pericárdico
Invasión de tumores de los vasos sanguíneos o del pericardio (alrededor del corazón)
Mixoma auricular
Anomalías congénitas del corazón (como atresia pulmonar)
Fibrosis o cicatrización del músculo cardíaco
Extensión de la necrosis del músculo cardíaco (después de un ataque cardíaco)

Corte transversal por el medio del corazón

Vista anterior del corazón

IRM

Fecha de revisión: 1/24/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

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