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Role of CT and MRI in diagnosis of pericardial diseases /

Ahmed Ali Abdelhalim Mahmoud

Role of CT and MRI in diagnosis of pericardial diseases / دور الاشعة المقطعية والتصوير بالرنين المغناطيسى فى تشخيص امراض التأمور Ahmed Ali Abdelhalim Mahmoud ; Supervised Seif Eldin Abaza Abdulmonem , Rania Zakaria Hassan Abuelezz - Cairo : Ahmed Ali Abdelhalim Mahmoud , 2013 - 144 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Radio-diagnosis

Trans-thoracic echocardiography should be the first modality to determine the hemodynamic significance of a pericardial effusion . Both CCT and CMR imaging are useful adjuncts to TTE in the characterization of a pericardial effusion and tamponade . They both play an important role in situations in which the hemodynamics are atypical and the presence and severity of tamponade are less certain



ACCT CMR Pericardial