Quiz Number 2


Here are a couple of patches of calcification. Click on the images to see them larger. Answers on the next page.

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Image 1 is a CT of an asymptomatic 56 year old lady. There is an isolated patch of dense calcification in the anterior wall of the upper descending aorta - what else is there?

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Image 2 is a 3D CT reconstruction of the left ventricle in a 42 year old man, showing with a streak of calcification just below the aortic valve. What caused it? There is a pacing lead in the right ventricle.