Why the study?
Does magnetic resonance imaging improve the diagnosis of congenital left-sided pericardial defects compared to chest radiography and echocardiography in children?
Population
4 children with congenital pericardial defects
Comparison
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) vs Conventional chest radiography and…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May refine diagnosis in equivocal congenital pericardial defects; leaves open routine adoption pending controlled studies.
Does magnetic resonance imaging improve the diagnosis of congenital left-sided pericardial defects compared to chest radiography and echocardiography in children?
MRI is superior to plain chest radiographs and echocardiography for confidently diagnosing and distinguishing between partial and complete congenital left-sided pericardial defects.
Gaßner et al. (1995) studied this question.