- cardiopericardial silhouette
- the contour of the heart and pericardium appearing on radiographs of the chest.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cardiopericardial silhouette
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Pericardial effusion — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1786 MeshID = D010490 Pericardial effusion ( fluid around the heart ) is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity. Because of the limited amount of space in the… … Wikipedia
water-bottle heart — a radiographic sign of pericardial effusion: the cardiopericardial silhouette is enlarged and assumes the shape of a flask or water bottle, with blurring of the left cardiac border and obscuring of the hilar vessels … Medical dictionary
