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Diagnosis of Primary Cardiac Malignancies: Magnetic Resonance

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Magnetic resonance (MRI) is a multiparametric imaging technique permitting to evaluate the signal properties, morphological characteristics (location, size, infiltrative nature, presence of pleural/pericardial effusions), and contrast enhancement of cardiac tumors [1].

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  3. Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale San Vincenzo, Taormina, Italy

    Francesco Ferraù

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Aquaro, G.D. (2017). Diagnosis of Primary Cardiac Malignancies: Magnetic Resonance. In: Lestuzzi, C., Oliva, S., Ferraù, F. (eds) Manual of Cardio-oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40236-9_22

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