CT diagnosis of pericardial cysts

R. D. Pugatch; JH Braver; AH Robbins; L. Jack Faling

doi:10.2214/ajr.131.3.515

September 1, 1978American Journal of Roentgenology

CT diagnosis of pericardial cysts

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Evaluate the clinical utility of computed tomography (CT) in visualizing and definitively diagnosing pericardial cysts.
Assessed computed tomography findings in patients evaluated for suspected pericardial cysts.
Computed tomography demonstrated pericardial cysts as well-defined, thin-walled, low-attenuation fluid masses abutting the pericardium.
Computed tomography successfully allowed noninvasive differentiation of benign fluid-filled cysts from solid mediastinal neoplasms.

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Clinical report demonstrates diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography for suspected pericardial cysts, highlighting noninvasive differentiation from solid mediastinal tumors.

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