Title of article
Multidetector Computed Tomography Imaging for the Diagnosis of Hyperthyroid Cardiomyopathy
Author/Authors
Kim Hye Rin نويسنده Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA University, College of Medicine, Bundang, South Korea , Yoo Seung Min نويسنده Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA University, College of Medicine, Bundang, South Korea , Lee Hwa Yeon نويسنده Smile Radiologic Clinic, Seoul, South Korea , Yang Woo In نويسنده Department of Diagnostic Cardiology, CHA University, College of Medicine, Bundang, South Korea , Moon Jae Youn نويسنده Department of Diagnostic Cardiology, CHA University, College of Medicine, Bundang, South Korea , White Charles S نويسنده Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, USA
Pages
5
From page
1
Abstract
We present two cases of hyperthyroid cardiomyopathy (CMP) caused
by Graves’ disease in which multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)
findings provided specific diagnostic clues, guiding the attending
physician to a prompt diagnosis and allowing rapid initiation of
therapy. We believe that a combination of diffuse thyroid enlargement,
with decreased attenuation on non-enhanced chest CT, thymic hyperplasia
and cardiomegaly (i.e. predominantly right heart failure with
enlargement of the left atrium) are suspicious CT findings of
hyperthyroid CMP.
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2409648
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