Extensive intra-myocardial calcifications: Value of multimodality imaging.

BACKGROUND

Massive myocardial calcification is a very rare finding.

INTRODUCTION

Accurate identification and characteriation may help the clinicians to determine the etiology and clinical significance.

RESULTS

In this case, the diagnostic pathway excluded previous myocardial infarction, myocarditis, and calcium-phosphate disorders. A possible dystrophic etiology was considered.

DISCUSSION

There are no standardized imaging features available to classify specific subtypes of intra-myocardial calcifications. The relative merits of computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in providing complimentary diagnostic information in the evaluation of calcific myocardial lesions are shown.

CONCLUSION

Knowledge of the potential etiology and their imging patterns are important to provide a concise and accurate differential diagnosis.