TABLE 12.
Pericardial disease |
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Anatomy |
Dark-blood T1-weighted imaging for anatomy |
Fat/water separation imaging to identify pericardium and distinguish from surrounding fat |
Function/flow |
Cine white-blood imaging (real time) to evaluate function and identify septal shift |
Tissue characterization |
Fat/water separation imaging to identify pericardium and distinguish from surrounding fat |
Late gadolinium enhancement imaging to assess for pericardial tumor invasion |