American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 163, 1349-1355, Copyright © 1994 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Atypical and unusual calcifications of the heart and great vessels: imaging findings [published erratum appears in AJR Am J Roentgenol 1995 Apr;164(4):1002]
VS Lee, EF Patz Jr and JT Chen
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
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.