title: Progression of mitral annulus calcification to caseous necrosis of the mitral valve: complementary role of multi-modality imaging.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02114, USA. rblankstein@partners.org
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blankstein
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durst
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: Ricardo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cury
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography