Purposeful use of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of caseous mitral annular calcification: a case series report.
Krunoslav Michael SvericIvan PlatzekElena GolgorRalf-Thorsten HoffmannAxel LinkeStefanie JellinghausPublished in: BMC medical imaging (2022)
CMAC is a rare condition, and most clinicians and even radiologists are not familiar with it. CMAC can be mistaken for an intra-cardiac tumour, thombus, vegetation, or abscess. Non-invasive multimodality imaging (i.e. Echo, MRI, and CT) helps to establish a definitive diagnosis of CMAC and avoid unnecessary interventions especially in uncertain cases.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- high resolution
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- mitral valve
- diffusion weighted
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- physical activity
- climate change
- palliative care
- artificial intelligence
- chronic kidney disease
- left atrial
- image quality
- dual energy
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement