An integrated imaging approach with magnetic resonance imaging can reveal pitfall pleural effusion at echocardiography.
We report an echocardiographic pitfall, where a hypoecogenic area mimicking a pleural effusion was detected by CMR as an area of normal pulmonary parenchyma between the posterior left atrial wall and the dilated right pulmonary vein.
Di Bella
Gianluca
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Anfuso
Carmelo
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Carerj
Scipione
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Donato
Rocco
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Zito
Concetta
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Fabio
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Patanè
Salvatore
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Coglitore
Sebastiano
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D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology