Calcified cerebral emboli

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 Oct;27(9):1996-9.

Abstract

Intracranial calcifications may represent calcified cerebral emboli. Calcified emboli may be overlooked even though cerebral CT is widely used as a stroke assessment. We report 4 cases of calcified cerebral emboli and demonstrate the value of CT in the diagnosis and temporal evaluation of such emboli.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / drug effects
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Stenosis / drug therapy
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Cerebral Cortex / drug effects
  • Cerebral Cortex / pathology
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / drug therapy
  • Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / drug therapy
  • Intracranial Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / drug effects
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Recurrence
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*