A case of effusive-constructive pericarditis: an efficacy of GD-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to detect a pericardial thickening.
A 38-year-old man underwent pericardiectomy because of effusive-constrictive pericarditis. The gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) enhanced magnetic resonance imaging showed pericardial thickening separate from the effusion, which could not be shown by unenhanced computed tomography. Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging could be useful for the early detection of effusive-constrictive pericarditis.
Watanabe
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The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hara
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Y
Hamada
M
M
Kodama
K
K
Shigematsu
Y
Y
Sakuragi
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S
Kawachi
K
K
Hiwada
K
K
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA