Figure 2
From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with pectus excavatum compared with normal controls
Cardiac cine images (TR/TE 29.4/1.2, FA 65°) of a 18 year old male with pectus deformity (pectus index being 17.9) and symptoms of exersional dyspnea. He has also noted discomfort in the lower anterior chest with activity and has experienced tachypnea and tachycardia. The heart is deviated considerably into the left chest by the depressed sternum. Note the restricted dilation at the end-diastolic phase.