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American Journal of Neuroradiology 27:1996-1999, October 2006
© 2006 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
BRAIN

Calcified Cerebral Emboli

E.C. Kavanagh^a, D.M. Fenton^a, M.K.S. Heran^a, J.S. Lapointe^a, R.A. Nugent^a and D.A. Graeb^a

^a From the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Please address correspondence to Eoin C. Kavanagh, MRCPI, FFR, RCSI, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1M9; e-mail: eoinkav{at}yahoo.com

SUMMARY: 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.

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