Cardiovascular magnetic resonance features of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus

Lorenzo Monti; Eva Renifilo; Manuel Profili; Luca Balzarini

doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-25

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance features of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus

J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2008 May 26;10(1):25. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-10-25.

Authors

Lorenzo Monti¹, Eva Renifilo, Manuel Profili, Luca Balzarini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, I,R,C,C,S, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milan, Italy. lorenzo.monti@humanitas.it

Abstract

We present two cases of caseous calcification of the mitral annulus studied by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; the diagnostic feature of this rare cardiac mass are described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Heart Block / etiology*
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Melanoma / complications
Melanoma / diagnosis
Melanoma / secondary*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*