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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on MRI suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include: | MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on MRI suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:<ref>{{cite book | last = Pohost | first = Gerald | title = Principles and practice of cardiovascular imaging | publisher = Little, Brown | location = Boston | year = 1991 | isbn = 978-0316712477 }}</ref> | ||
* Pericardial effusion | * Pericardial effusion | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D., Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.
Overview
MRI
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on MRI suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:[1]
- 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
- ↑ Pohost, Gerald (1991). Principles and practice of cardiovascular imaging. Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0316712477.