title: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: a rare cause of intracardiac mass.
abstract: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is a rare form of periannular calcification with a mass-like appearance, that has to be in the differential of the cardiologist and radiologist. It classically looks like a round or semilunar hyperdense mass with an even denser peripheral rim, located in the posterior mitral annulus and having in general no clinical significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Anxo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez-de-Alegria
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubio-Alvarez
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baleato-Gonzalez