Anatomic Pitfalls

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Inferior Vena Cava Radiological Finding Interatrial Septum Suspected Pulmonary Embolus Flow Artifact 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Service d’imagerie Médicale Adulte CHU la TimoneMarseille, Cedex 05France
  2. 2.Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale (CRMBM) Faculté de Médecine de MarseilleUniversité de la MéditerranéeMarseilleFrance

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