CONTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL IMAGING TO CARDIA C HYDATID-DISEASE - A CASE-REPORT

Cardiac hydatid disease is rare, Its dificult diagnosis is based on a series of arguments in which hydatid serology and imaging play a predo minant role, A young patient with multiple cardiac hydatid cysts was i nvestigated by 2D echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging, This case illustrates the value of the various noninvasive imaging techniques in the diagnosis of cardiac hy datid disease and emphasizes the importance of surgical treatment befo re the development of complications.