title: Modern advances in cardiovascular imaging: cardiac computed tomography and cardiovascular MRI in pericardial disease.
abstract: The pericardium is characterized by a two-layer sac that surrounds the heart and provides an enclosed, lubricated space. Diseases of the pericardium may occur due to active inflammation, scar, calcification or effusion. While clinical, ECG and hemodynamic evaluation have been the established methods for the diagnosis of pericardial disease, advances in cardiac computed tomography and cardiovascular MRI provide complementary tools for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
authors.forename: Chad W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: McRee
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mergo
authors.forename: Pragnesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010496:Pericardium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: cardiac computed tomography; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; pericardial disease