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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.390

MRI Findings of Pericardial Fat Necrosis: Case Report  

Lee, Hyo-Hyeok (Department of Radiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
Ryu, Dae-Shick (Department of Radiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
Jung, Sang-Sig (Department of Cardiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
Jung, Seung-Mun (Department of Radiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
Choi, Soo-Jung (Department of Radiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
Shin, Dae-Hee (Department of Cardiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.12, no.3, 2011 , pp. 390-394 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pericardial fat necrosis is an infrequent cause of acute chest pain and this can mimic acute myocardial infarction and acute pericarditis. We describe here a patient with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of pericardial fat necrosis and this was correlated with the computed tomography (CT) findings. The MRI findings may be helpful for distinguishing pericardial fat necrosis from other causes of acute chest pain and from the fat-containing tumors in the cardiophrenic space of the anterior mediastinum.
Keywords
Pericardial fat; Fat necrosis; Magnetic resonance (MR);
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