ARRS Case of the Week

CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING: Pulmonary Artery

Case Author: Travis S. Henry, MD, Emory University School of Medicine

History

66-year-old woman with worsening dyspnea.

Imaging Findings

Axial CT images (A and B) show circumferential soft tissue around the ascending aorta and central pulmonary arteries. The right main pulmonary artery is severely narrowed (A). Calcification is present within the wall of the aorta and pulmonary artery involving both the intima and media.

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