Calcified pulmonary embolus
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 31 Mar 2018
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Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Kang O, et al. Calcified pulmonary embolus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-31469
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Article created:
11 Oct 2014,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.
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Last revised:
31 Mar 2018,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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- Calcification associated with pulmonary emboli
- Calcified pulmonary emboli
Calcification associated with pulmonary emboli is usually associated with chronic pulmonary embolism. Calcification is occasionally related to prior congenital cardiac repairs 1.
Differential diagnosis
If it is purely high attenuating, consider
References
- 1. Chen YA, Calderone C, de Perrot M et-al. Calcified pulmonary emboli as a late complication of the arterial switch operation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013;14 (7): 710. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jet018 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Castañer E, Gallardo X, Ballesteros E et-al. CT diagnosis of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. Radiographics. 2009;29 (1): 31-50. doi:10.1148/rg.291085061 - Pubmed citation
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