Table 1

MRI characteristics of study population

Patient

Age (years)

Sex

Etiologie

Pericardium

Heart chambers

Adhérence (Tagging)

LGE


thickness

Extent

Effusion

IVC

RA

RV

LA

LV


1

52

F

Tuberculous

8 mm

C

0

E

N

N

N

N

+

+


2

21

M

Idiopathic

8 mm

F

0

E

E

E

E

N

+

0


3

25

M

Idiopathic

7 mm

F

0

E

E

E

N

N

+

0


4

50

M

Idiopathic

13 mm

C

0

E

E

N

E

N

0

0


5

42

F

Tuberculous

12 mm

F

0

E

E

N

E

N

+

0


6

61

M

Idiopathic

8 mm

C

0

E

N

N

N

N

+

+


7

46

F

Idiopathic

12 mm

C

0

E

E

N

E

N

0

0


8

70

M

post-surgical

6 mm

F

0

E

E

N

E

N

+

+


9

24

F

Idiopathic

10 mm

C

+

E

E

N

E

N

+

0


10

53

F

Tuberculous

6 mm

C

0

E

E

N

E

N

+

0


11

40

M

Tuberculous

5 mm

C

+

E

E

N

E

N

0

0


F: fe male; M: m ale; C: circumferentia l; F: focal; 0: absent; +: p resent; E: e nlarged; N: no t enlarged; IVC: in ferior v ena cava; RA: right atrium; RV: right ventricular; LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricular; LGE: late gadolinium enhancement.

Lachhab et al. International Archives of Medicine 2011 4:36   doi:10.1186/1755-7682-4-36

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