title: Diagnosis of pericardial cyst in a young child by computed tomography of the thorax.
abstract: Computed tomography can be very useful in the assessment of mediastinal masses in children. In this case, it provided for the specific diagnosis of a pericardial cyst in a young child, obviating the need for invasive evaluation or surgery.
authors.affiliation: E.C. Lambert Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14222, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Daskalopoulos
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gingell
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pieroni