title: MRI findings of pericardial fat necrosis: case report.
abstract: Pericardial fat necrosis is an infrequent cause of acute chest pain and this can mimic acute myocardial infarction and acute pericarditis. We describe here a patient with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of pericardial fat necrosis and this was correlated with the computed tomography (CT) findings. The MRI findings may be helpful for distinguishing pericardial fat necrosis from other causes of acute chest pain and from the fat-containing tumors in the cardiophrenic space of the anterior mediastinum.
authors: Department of Radiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Gangwon-do 210-711, Korea.
authors: Hyo Hyeok
authors: HH
authors: Lee
authors: Dae Shick
authors: DS
authors: Ryu
authors: Sang Sig
authors: SS
authors: Jung
authors: Seung Mun
authors: SM
authors: Jung
authors: Soo Jung
authors: SJ
authors: Choi
authors: Dae Hee
authors: DH
authors: Shin
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