Myocardial calcifications: Pathophysiology, etiologies, differential diagnoses, and imaging findings

John Nance; Genevieve M. Crane; Marc K. Halushka; Elliot K. Fishman; Stefan L. Zimmerman

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2014.10.004

Myocardial calcifications: Pathophysiology, etiologies, differential diagnoses, and imaging findings

John Nance, Genevieve M. Crane, Marc K. Halushka, Elliot K. Fishman, Stefan L. Zimmerman

Houston Methodist

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Abstract

Myocardial calcifications are not uncommonly encountered by the cardiac imager and may have a range of imaging appearances, from focal calcific deposits to diffuse myocardial involvement. A number of pathological processes can both cause and result from myocardial calcification; therefore, accurate identification and characterization are important. This pictorial essay will review the mechanisms, etiologies, imaging features, and differential diagnoses of myocardial calcification with imaging examples.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	58-67
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2014.10.004
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

Cardiovascular CT
Myocardial calcification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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