Unusual ‘Tick Mark’ Calcification on Chest Radiograph in Rheumatic Heart Disease - CT Imaging Revealing Pericardial Calcification

Unusual ‘Tick Mark’ Calcification on Chest Radiograph in Rheumatic Heart Disease - CT Imaging Revealing Pericardial Calcification

The identification and the interpretation of subtle opacities on chest radiographs are challenging for clinicians. At times, especially when they are found incidentally, some opacities may be considered as artefacts or insignificant and they are neglected. In the present case, an unusual ‘tick m...

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Main Authors: Peter George, Archana Kaveri Badekila, Narasimha Hegde, Hadihally Byregowda Suresh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
pericardial calcification
rheumatic heart disease
mitral stenosis
‘tick mark- shaped’ calcification
chest radiograph
ct imaging
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