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| Pathologic cardiac fatty infiltration in MSCT |
| JIA Shu-jie, LU Fang, QI Lin, MAO Ding-biao, ZHANG Guo-zhen |
| Department of Radiology, the Affiliated Huadong Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China |
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Abstract Objective: To assess the MSCT manifestations of the pathologic cardiac fatty infiltration. Methods: The morphological characteristics and distribution pattern of cardiac fatty infiltration on MSCT in 85 patients were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Of the 85 cases of pathologic fatty infiltration which included healed myocardial infarction(69 cases), arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy(4 cases)， lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum(7 cases), viral myocarditis(5 cases). Conclusions: The morphological characteristics and distribution pattern of cardiac fat can help to differentiate pathologic fatty infiltration.
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Received: 23 July 2013
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Corresponding Authors:
MAO Ding-biao
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2014, Vol. 25 
