Figure 5. Pericardial effusion in a 46-year-old man with shortness of breath. Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan shows a moderate-sized enhancing (35 HU) effusion (*), which was identified at subsequent pericardiocentesis as serosanguineous fluid.
Figure 5. Pericardial effusion in a 46-year-old man with shortness of breath. Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan shows a moderate-sized enhancing (35 HU) effusion (*), which was identified at subsequent pericardiocentesis as serosanguineous fluid.