Magnetic resonance imaging of effusive constrictive pericarditis.

Correspondence: Dr Gaurav Khera, E-27, Sector 30, Noida 201 303 e-mail: g_khera@yahoo.com Fig. 1. Axial SE image: thickened hypointense band of pericardium and pericardial effusion seen between the high signal stripes of epicardial and pericardial fat. Fig. 2. Short axis plane (cine GRE) in (a) diastole and (b) systole: Paradoxical motion of interventricular septum in early diastole seen as septal flattening. Normal septal configuration is seen in the systolic phase. Thickened pericardium and pericardial effusion are well contrasted.