calcification on chest radiology
Last reviewed 01/2018
Causes vary with respect to site and include:
- pericardium:
- infective causes, especially tuberculosis
- myocardium:
- previous myocardial infarct
- calcified left ventricular aneurysm
- rheumatic heart disease (left atrium)
- mitral annular calcification
- endocardium:
- result of chronic jet lesions
- within the chamber:
- calcified thrombus
- slow growing tumour, usually a myxoma
- valve:
- calcification of bicuspid aortic valve
- senile aortic valve
- rheumatic heart disease
- aortic homograft
- coronary artery:
- calcification of atheroma
- pulmonary artery:
- consequence of pulmonary artery hypertension
- aorta:
- calcified aneurysm
- aortitis
- pleura:
- asbestosis
- lymph nodes
- tuberculosis
- silicosis 'egg shell' calcification