Does magnetic resonance imaging have a role in diagnosing benign intracardiac lesions?

CMR is superior to TTE in characterization of intracardiac lesions, detecting its site, size, vascularity, hemodynamics and multiplicity of the lesion with high tissue contrast. Thus it should be performed in all cases suspicious of cardiac masses as it could aid in patient management and guide for surgery. Moreover it can prevent unneeded cardiac surgery in cases of benign non-neoplastic lesions or in benign tumors with no hemodynamic significance.