MR APPEARANCE OF PULMONARY METASTATIC CALCIFICATION

Authors
TAGUCHI Y FUYUNO G SHIOYA S YANAGIMACHI N KATOH H MATSUYAMA S OHTA Y
Citation
Y. Taguchi et al., MR APPEARANCE OF PULMONARY METASTATIC CALCIFICATION, Journal of computer assisted tomography, 20(1), 1996, pp. 38-41
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal of computer assisted tomography → ACNP
ISSN journal
03638715
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
38 - 41
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-8715(1996)20:1<38:MAOPMC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report a case of metastatic pulmonary calcification that showed hyp erintense signal on T1-weighted MRI. This uncommon MR appearance of ca lcification is similar to the MR characteristics of calcification in t he brain due to abnormal calcium metabolism.