THE PERICARDIUM , EPICARDIAL FAT AND PERICARDIAL FAT CT scan through the 4 chambers shows a normal pericardium (white line) surrounded by an inner lining of epicardial fat (yellow in contact with the red myocardium ) and an outer layer of pericardial fat) . Note that the coronary arteries (white dots run in the epicardial fat. Ashley Davidoff MD heart anatomy P 086
EPICARDIAL FAT CT scan through the RV and LV shows epicardial fatty accumulation in the subendocardium of the right ventricle. The normal pericardium, (white arrowhead) and normal epicardial fat (yellow arrowhead) are shown in the lower images. Ashley Davidoff MD 130641L CT scan through the RV shows fatty infiltration in the right ventricle. The normal pericardium, (white arrow) normal epicardial fat (orange) arrowhead) and fat infiltrating the RV (yellow arrow) are shown in (b) Ashley Davidoff MD 130639L
