Abstract

The utility of intraperitoneal instillation of Gd-DTPA and ultrafast MR imaging in the diagnosis of transdiaphragmatic leakage of ascites was assessed in two cirrhotic patients with right-sided pleural effusion. Contrast-enhanced serial snapshot-FLASH reliably demonstrated the communication between the peritoneal and the pleural cavities in both patients. In one case, a right-sided diaphragmatic defect could be exactly localized.

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