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Significance of incidental pericardial effusion on computed tomography in cardiac trauma: A report of two cases |
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| Authors: | Kazuhiro Shimoyamada M.D. Toshio Yamaguchi M.D. Minako Hayakawa M.D. Kazunori Kuroki M.D. Yukio Ohyama M.D. Tohru Ishikawa M.D. |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao Miyamae-ku, 216 Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Abstract: | We describe computed tomographic (CT) findings in two patients with cardiac injury who required emergency surgery. Chest CT revealed an unexpected low-density area, indicating pericardial effusion. We emphasize that, given the situation of trauma, an incidental low-density area covering more than two slices along the inferior border of the heart suggests pericardial effusion, which may be caused by cardiac injury. |
| Keywords: | Heart Pericardial effusion Computed tomography Trauma Penetrating injury Nonpenetrating injury |
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