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Tuberculous pericarditis MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on MRI suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include pericardial effusion, pericardial thickening, mediastinal and tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy (with hilar sparing), and bowing of the interventricular septum toward the left ventricle during diastole.
MRI
MRI
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on MRI suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:[1][2]
- Pericardial effusion
- Pericardial thickening
- Mediastinal and tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy (with hilar sparing)
- Bowing of the interventricular septum toward the left ventricle during diastole
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References
References
- ↑ Pohost, Gerald (1991). Principles and practice of cardiovascular imaging. Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0316712477.
- ↑ Cherian G (May 2004). “Diagnosis of tuberculous aetiology in pericardial effusions”. Postgrad Med J. 80 (943): 262–6. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2003.013664. PMC 1742992. PMID 15138314.
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