title: Atypical and unusual calcifications of the heart and great vessels: imaging findings.
abstract: Cardiovascular calcifications in the thorax may be clinically significant and may prove extremely valuable diagnostically. The typical appearance and location of common cardiovascular calcifications have been well described [1, 2]. We present a series of radiologic findings in patients with atypical and unusual cardiovascular calcifications in the thorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Patz
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*