Cardiac tamponade CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]

A CT scan is not commonly used for the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade as it is effectively diagnosed based on clinical features and echocardiography.

• Pericardial effusion
• Distension of the vena cavae and hepatic veins
• Collapse of the right sided cardiac chambers
• Interventricular septum shifts towards the left (paradoxical septal motion)

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