Why the study?
Does electrocardiographically gated transverse spin-echo MR imaging accurately diagnose constrictive pericarditis and distinguish it from restrictive cardiomyopathy in patients with suspected constrictive pericarditis?
Population
n=29 patients referred with the possible diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis
Comparison
Electrocardiographically gated transverse… vs Surgery and/or catheterization
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support noninvasive diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis; leaves open prospective validation against invasive standards.
Does electrocardiographically gated transverse spin-echo MR imaging accurately diagnose constrictive pericarditis and distinguish it from restrictive cardiomyopathy in patients with suspected constrictive pericarditis?
MR imaging is a highly accurate noninvasive tool for diagnosing constrictive pericarditis and distinguishing it from restrictive cardiomyopathy based on pericardial thickness.
Masui et al. (1992) studied this question.
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