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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Computed tomography (CT) showing thickened pericardium in a patient with pericardial mesothelioma This axial image of a contrast-enhanced thoracic CT scan reveals a thickened pericardiuim (arrow). This young man was referred for pericardiectomy to treat what was initially diagnosed as tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. At the time of surgery, the pathologic diagnosis was mesothelioma. Courtesy of Ralph Shabetai, MD.