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Fig. 11B Congenital left-sided pericardial defect suspected on
posteroanterior chest radiograph of 38-year-old man. Excessive mobility of
heart is shown on two unenhanced CT images obtained with cardiac gating
(temporal resolution, 250 msec) at level of inferior pulmonary veins with
patient in supine (A) and left lateral decubitus (B) positions.
Note cardiac levorotation and increased contact between left ventricle and
anterolateral thoracic wall in left lateral decubitus position (B).