Fatty Images of the Heart: Spectrum of Normal and Pathological Findings by Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Figure 12

Axial thoracic noncontrast CT scan (a) shows multiple biventricular cardiac fatty foci with patchy pattern of appearance (arrows) in a patient with TSC, findings noted during an exam requested to evaluate pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. CMR with T1-weighted black blood four-chamber image (b) in the same patient confirms the presence of multiple corresponding fatty areas within the myocardium showing hyperintense signal (arrows).

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