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Transient enhancement of pericardium, peritoneum, soft tissues and perhaps lymphatics after large doses of contrast administration: an overlooked phenomenon?

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An infant with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease was recently encountered whose radiographs seemed to show enhancement of pericardium, peritoneal mesothelium and body wall fascial planes without enhancement of the liver or spleen after very large doses of intravenous contrast. Although patterns of postcontrast enhancement have been described previously, this pattern seems to be unique. We report the unusual postcontrast opacification pattern and speculate about its underlying mechanism.

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The authors wish to express their gratitude to Craig Johnson, D.O., for his input and suggestions regarding the physiology of lymphatics.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 3959 Broadway, CHM 3-330, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Gerald G. Behr & Walter E. Berdon

  2. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    N. Thorne Griscom

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Behr, G.G., Berdon, W.E. & Griscom, N.T. Transient enhancement of pericardium, peritoneum, soft tissues and perhaps lymphatics after large doses of contrast administration: an overlooked phenomenon?. Pediatr Radiol 42, 750–752 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2249-2

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