title: [Computer tomographic diagnosis of pericardial effusions (author's transl)].
abstract: Thirty patients with suspected pericardial effusions, or with cardiac enlargement of unknown cause were examined by computer tomography. In 19 cases a diagnosis of pericardial effusion or haematoma was made. All these cases were confirmed by echo cardiography or transthoracic puncture. The accuracy of computer tomography diagnosis did not depend on the aetiology, but could be increased by contrast enhancement. The computer tomographic criteria are enumerated and compared with those of echo cardiography. Examples of the most important differential diagnoses are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011677:Punctures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Diagnostik des Perikardergusses.