title: Magnetic resonance evaluation of the pericardium.
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) is well suited to imaging the pericardium. High resolution images synchronized with the cardiac cycle can be obtained in any plane. The wide field of view allows additional anatomical and functional information to be obtained from adjacent structures such as the aorta, pleura, lungs and mediastinum. MR is particularly useful in cases of pericardial constriction without an associated effusion, in patients with complex or loculated pericardial effusions and in pericardial tumours. In this article we illustrate the characteristic MR features of a variety of pericardial pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Unit, General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Beacock
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Bloomer
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ridgway
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Sivananthan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010496:Pericardium