Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 345-347, September 2010

Tissue characterization of a papillary fibroelastoma on the aortic valve by contrast-enhanced 320-detector row computed tomography

aCardiovascular Imaging, Piedmont Heart Institute, 95 Collier Road, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA

Received 18 February 2010; accepted 29 May 2010. published online 07 June 2010.

Abstract 

A 56-year-old woman with a mass on the aortic valve as seen on echocardiogram underwent pre-operative contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography prior to removal. The mass was confirmed to be a papillary fibroelastoma histologically. Spatial co-registration between the contrast-enhanced CT cross-sectional images of the mass and the Movat's pentachrome staining revealed an association of elastic fibers with higher levels of attenuation and collagen fibers with lower levels of attenuation on CT.

Keywords: Benign cardiac tumors, Computed tomographic angiography, Fibroelastoma

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(10)00358-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2010.05.020

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 345-347, September 2010

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