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The diagnosis of pericardial effusion is based upon the existence of an echo-free space, between epi- and pericardium. The presence of such a space most often indicates pericardial effusion as epi- and pericardium seldom can be resolved ultrasonically into separate structures in the absence of intervening fluid (fig. 13.1).
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Lintermans, J.P. (1986). Pericardial and pleural affections. In: Two-dimensional Echocardiography in Infants and Children. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4249-3_13
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