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CT scan is not commonly used for the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade as it is effectively diagnosed based on clinical features and echocardiography. | CT scan is not commonly used for the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade as it is effectively diagnosed based on clinical features and echocardiography. | ||
==CT scan findings== | ==CT scan findings== | ||
* Pericardial effusion | * [[Pericardial effusion]] | ||
* Vena cavae and hepatic | * Vena cavae and [[hepatic vein]]s distension | ||
* Cardiac chambers collapse | * Cardiac chambers collapse (right wall collapse commoner compared to left) | ||
* Interventricular septum shift towards left | * Interventricular septum shift towards left | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT scan is not commonly used for the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade as it is effectively diagnosed based on clinical features and echocardiography.
CT scan findings
- Pericardial effusion
- Vena cavae and hepatic veins distension
- Cardiac chambers collapse (right wall collapse commoner compared to left)
- Interventricular septum shift towards left