컴퓨터 단층촬영상 심장내 종양으로 오인된 인공물 1례 = A Case of Artifact Mistaken for Cardiac Tumor on Computed Tomography

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Laminar flow within large vessels or organs can cause artifact that may simulate thrombus during computed tomographic study. The degree of venous enhancement depends on the size of blood pool and cardiac output in relation to the time of scanning. When venous structures are
scanned too fast after injection of contrast material, poor mixing of enhanced and unenhanced blood creates flow artifact that gives an appearance of deep venous thrombosis. As compared with dynamic computed tomography (CT), because of a shorter acquisition time of spiral CT, vascular and organ enhancement on spiral CT scan are more dependent on factor that affect delivery of contrast material into the blood stream. Differentiation from true thrombus can be made by use of delayed scan as well as increased density and finding of relatively poor margination of artifact. In addition, both angiography and echocardiography could complement CT to assure that false-positive results are minimized. We experienced a case of artifact mistaken for intracardiac mass on spiral CT, but it was not noted on echocardiography.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

저자들은 컴퓨터 단층촬영상 우심방과 상대정맥내 종양으로 진단되었으나 심초음파상 이러한 병변이 발견되지 않은 수축성 심낭염 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.