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==Pericardial | ==Pericardial Calcification== | ||
[[Image:Pericardial calcification.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Pericardial calcifications in [[constrictive pericarditis]]]] | [[Image:Pericardial calcification.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Pericardial calcifications in [[constrictive pericarditis]]]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:28, 29 November 2012
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Pericarditis chest x ray On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Pericarditis chest x ray |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
An enlarged cardiac shadow will be observed on chest x-ray in pericarditis complicated with pericardial effusion or tamponade. A mass may also be seen when malignancy is the cause. Calcification of pericardium may be noted in constrictive pericarditis.
Uncomplicated Pericarditis
In uncomplicated pericarditis, in the absence of a pericardial effusion or cardiac tamponade, the heart will not be enlarged on chest x ray.
Complicated Pericarditis
The heart will be enlarged on chest X ray in the setting of pericardial effusion or cardiac tamponade.
Chest X Ray Examples of Pericarditis
![](/images/8/86/Pericardial_effusion_3.jpg)
![](/images/d/da/Pericardial_effusion_4.jpg)
Images shown below are courtesy of RadsWiki
![](/images/5/5c/Pericard-effusion-01.jpg)
![](/images/3/39/Pericard-effusion-02.jpg)
Pericardial Masses
![](/images/c/cb/Mesothelial_cyst_of_the_pericardium.jpg)
Pericardial Calcification
![](/images/5/5e/Pericardial_calcification.jpg)