Atypical and unusual calcifications of the heart and great vessels: imaging findings.
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.
Lee
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Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
Patz
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Chen
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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*