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Acute Pericarditis on Cardiac MRI

Cardiac MRI explores what acute pericarditis looks like radiographically. The emphasis is on the presence of a pericardial effusion and the use of late gadolinium enhancement of the Fibrous Pericardium.

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Constrictive Pericarditis on CT

A case of constrictive pericarditis is explored on CT scan. This is a less severe form of the one that follows.

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Calcified Constrictive Pericarditis (Severe)

The pericardium is thickened, heavily calcified, with only a few regions of free wall motion. CT scans.

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Pericardial Tamponade on POCUS

A bedside echocardiogram reveals a swinging heart, ventricular interdependence, and a giant pericardial effusion.