title: European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) position paper: Multimodality imaging in pericardial disease.
abstract: Although pericardial diseases are common in the daily clinical practice and can result in a significant morbidity and mortality, imaging of patients with suspected or known pericardial disorders remain challenging. Multimodality imaging is part of the management of pericardial diseases. Echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance are often used as complementary imaging modalities. The choice of one or multiple imaging modalities is driven by the clinical context or conditions of the patient. The scope of the present document is to highlight the respective role of each technique according to the clinical context in the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Universtair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Centrum Voor Hart-en Vaatziekten and CHIREC, 101 Laarbeeklaan, 1090 Brussels, Belgium bcosyns@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cosyns
authors.affiliation: The Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plein
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Imperial College, NHLI Hammersmith Hospital London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nihoyanopoulos
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Otto
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Smiseth
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Medizinische Klinik 2, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Achenbach
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Santa Cruz, Instituto Cardiovascular de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Joao
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pepi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Arsen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ristic
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imazio
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Imaging, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paelinck
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Liege Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Valve Clinic, CHU Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lancellotti
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000379:methods; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cardiac computed tomography; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Constrictive pericarditis; Echocardiography; Pericardial disease; Pericardial effusion