Imaging Manifestations of Mediastinal Fat Necrosis

Mediastinal fat necrosis (MFN) or epipericardial fat necrosis, as it is commonly referred to in the literature, is a rare self-limiting cause of chest pain of unclear etiology. MFN affects previously healthy individuals who present with acute pleuritic chest pain. Characteristic computed tomography...

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Main Authors: Malay Y. Bhatt, Santiago Martínez-Jiménez, Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenson, Kenneth R. Watson, Christopher M. Walker, Jeffrey R. Kunin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/323579
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