title: Demonstration of the pericardium and pericardial effusion by computed tomography.
abstract: Characteristic computed tomographic findings were present in two patients with confirmed pericardial effusion. A review of 30 chest scans without evidence of heart disease showed that the pericardium can be seen in the majority of cases.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed