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. 2026 Apr 8;16(5):396. doi: 10.21037/qims-2025-aw-2402

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Enhanced cardiac CT scan of a 30-year-old female with TCP. (A) The four-chamber view shows compressed and deformed ventricles. (B) The short-axis view of the ventricles reveals a constrictive ring of pericardial calcification surrounding the heart, with thickening of the right ventricular wall and intramyocardial calcification visible (arrow). (C) The view of the right atrium and right ventricle shows the compression of the right ventricle by pericardial calcification (arrows). (D-F) A three-dimensional image provides a comprehensive visualization of the constrictive ring of pericardial calcification (arrows). CT, computed tomography; TCP, tuberculous constrictive pericarditis.