Why the study?
Does a new radiographic sign on anteroposterior chest films accurately diagnose pericardial effusion in children?
Population
17 children with proved pericardial effusion and 6 controls without pericardial effusion
Comparison
Evaluation of anteroposterior chest films for a… vs Controls without pericardial effusion
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May support use by inexperienced readers for pediatric pericardial effusion detection; leaves open prospective validation against reference standards.
Does a new radiographic sign on anteroposterior chest films accurately diagnose pericardial effusion in children?
A band of increased density on anteroposterior chest films may serve as a useful radiographic sign for detecting pericardial effusion in children, likely produced by epicardial fat adjacent to pericardial fluid.
Spooner et al. (1977) studied this question.
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