October 1, 1996Investigative Radiology

Fluid Collection in the Pericardial Sinuses and Recesses

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Population

133 patients undergoing thin-section helical CT scans of the mediastinum

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

HKHisashi KubotaKobe City Medical Center General Hospital CSChikako SatoTsurumi University MOMasatoshi OhgushiKyoto University

Discussion

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Implication

Frequent physiologic pericardial fluid collections on CT should not be mistaken for pathology; extends normal-variant mapping but leaves open validation across modalities and populations.

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Population

133 patients undergoing thin-section helical CT scans of the mediastinum

Intervention

Thin-section helical CT (3-mm thick)

Outcome

Incidence and range of appearance of near-water-density structures situated posterior to the pulmonary trunk and right main pulmonary arterysurrogate

Physiologic fluid collections in the pericardial sinuses and recesses are commonly seen on thin-section helical CT and should not be mistaken for pathology.

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Kubota et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a894e9ff8670bac6e333b1c https://doi.org/10.1097/00004424-199610000-00001

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Implication

Frequent physiologic pericardial fluid collections on CT should not be mistaken for pathology; extends normal-variant mapping but leaves open validation across modalities and populations.

Fluid Collection in the Pericardial Sinuses and Recesses

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Fluid Collection in the Pericardial Sinuses and Recesses

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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