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A 51-year-old male was referred to our department for exploration of a hyperechogenic mass in the right atrium. The lesion was discovered on a trans-thoracic echocardiography examination performed during a routine checkup. The patient was asymptomatic and the ultrasound exploration revealed no other anomaly apart from the mass. He was explored by contrast-enhanced CMR and cardiac MDCT.
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Jacquier, A. (2011). Anatomic Pitfalls. In: CMR and MDCT in Cardiac Masses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18457-4_3
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