title: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: a rare entity confirmed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annulus calcification which presents as a semilunar echodense mass with smooth borders and central areas of echolucency. It is an under-recognized benign entity and can be misdiagnosed for a number of pathologies including tumors, abscesses and thrombi. We present a representative CCMA case and highlight its typical appearance on magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. feras.al-ghazawi@mail.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Feras M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ghazawi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.|Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vinco
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
keywords: CCMA; CMR; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus; Mitral annulus calcification