Unusual presentation of purulent pericarditis: Diagnostic contribution of MRI

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 152-154

  Rao, Sameet K ^a   Protopapas, Zenon ^a   Vikram, Holenarasipur R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Magentic resonance imaging; Pericardiectomy; Purulent pericarditis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURULENT PERICARDITIS; PUS;

EID: 0345743487     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-003-0306-3     Document Type: Article

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