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1. To confirm or refute the presence of a mass identified on CXR or Echo 2. To establish the tumor location, size and relationship to surrounding cardiac structures 3. To assist with tissue characterization 4. To determine extracardiac involvement 5. To guide surgical intervention
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Plein, S., Greenwood, J.P., Ridgway, J.P. (2010). Cardiac Masses. In: Cardiovascular MR Manual. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-362-6_25
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