Can one differentiate restrictive and constrictive disease using echocardiography? Describe the utility of 2DE in the evaluation of pericarditis. How can echocardiography be used to facilitate a pericardiocentesis? How can one differentiate between a pericardial effusion and a pleural effusion using 2DE? How can pericardial effusion be definitively diagnosed? How is chronic pericarditis definitively diagnosed? How much fluid must be in the pericardium to lead to a change in the heart shadow on CXR? Is MRI useful in determining whether an effusion is hemorrhagic? List five echocardiographic findings associated with cardiac tamponade. List four pericardial abnormalities that may be diagnosed using CT. List four signs of constrictive pericarditis on MRI. List two signs of a pericardial effusion on CXR. Other than pericardial calcifications, what are the signs of chronic pericarditis on CXR? What clue on serial films particularly suggests pericardial effusion? What does pericardial calcification seen on CXR suggest? What echocardiographic findings are associated with constrictive disease? What is the appearance of a pericardial effusion on CT? What is the best radiologic study for the diagnosis of chronic pericarditis? What is the differential diagnosis of pericardial thickening or effusion? What pericardial thickness is considered abnormal? Book traversal links for Pericardial disease ‹ What is the most common primary cardiac neoplasm? Up Can one differentiate restrictive and constrictive disease using echocardiography? ›