title: [Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of agenesis of the pericardium].
abstract: The authors report a case where the diagnosis of complete pericardial agenesis was made by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This anomaly is rare, often asymptomatic (two-thirds of the cases) and its diagnosis may be evoked on a chest X-Ray and sonocardiography. MRI confirms the initial clinical impression and, besides, enables to completely rule out associated cardiac or pulmonary pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hospices Civits, CHU, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kastler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Storck
mesh_terms: D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Apport de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique dans le diagnostic d'agénésie du péricarde.