title: [Diagnosis of pericardial effusion by echocardiography and radionuclide angiography (author's transl)].
abstract: Echocardiography and radionuclide angiography are presently the two first choices non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of pericardial effusion. To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of these methods, a prospective study of 43 consecutive patients was undertaken. Confirmation by tap or autopsy was obtained in 10 cases; for the remainers, strict clinical signs were requested. The results of both methods were classified in a quantitative manner. Our data confirms the greater sensitivity and specificity of echocardiography compared with radionuclide angiocardiography, when small amounts of effusion are present. However, the correlation between the two methods is satisfactory when a greater amount of fluid is present.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000790:Angiocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
vernacular_title: Diagnostic des épanchements péricardiques par l'échocardiographie et la scintigraphie isotopique.