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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2010; 2(4): 143-147
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i4.143
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i4.143
Caseous mitral annular calcifications: Multimodality imaging characteristics
Jabi Shriki, Partick M Colletti, Alison Wilcox, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, CA 90012, United States
Christine Rongey, Bobby Ghosh, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States
Samuel Daneshvar, Ali Farvid, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States
Author contributions: Shriki J served as the primary author and wrote and finalized the manuscript; Rongey C and Ghosh B researched and wrote the clinical histories of the patients presented; Daneshvar S obtained echocardiographic images and contributed to the sections of the manuscript discussing the echocardiographic appearance of caseous mitral annular calcifications; Colletti PM contributed to the discussion regarding the cardiac MR findings in the patients who were discussed; Farvid A assisted in the discussion of the clinical significance of mitral annular calcifications, and obtained IRB approval for this review; Wilcox A assisted in editing and finalizing the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jabi Shriki, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1200 N. State Street, D&T Rm 3D321, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States. jshriki@gmail.com
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Received: February 24, 2010
Revised: March 24, 2010
Accepted: April 1, 2010
Published online: April 28, 2010
Revised: March 24, 2010
Accepted: April 1, 2010
Published online: April 28, 2010
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