Extensive transmural myocardial calcification: Case report

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-250

  Yu, David C ^a   Morton, A Ross ^a   Sutherland, Kenneth B ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcification; Myocardium; Renal failure; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION;

ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032866968     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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