Imaging findings of pericardial metastasis on chest computed tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 554-558

  Prakash, Priyanka ^a   Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Stone, James R ^a   Shepard, Jo Anne O ^a   Digumarthy, Subba R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; pericardial effusion; pericardial metastasis

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; PATHOLOGY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; IMAGING FEATURES; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS; LEFT VENTRICLES; LYMPH NODE; MEAN AGES; PERICARDIAL EFFUSIONS; PERICARDIAL METASTASIS; RIGHT VENTRICLE;

LOCATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIAL METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77955125882     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181d77d7e     Document Type: Article

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