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Figure 1: Echocardiography showing an echoic mass of the
posterior annulus with a central echolucency (arrow in A) and no color
Doppler flow (arrow in B).
Figure 2: CMR showing a low signal mass of the posterior
annulus (yellow arrow) with mitral regurgitation (arrowhead) on cine
image (A). The mass has a central low signal with a peripheral high
signal rim on STIR W images (red arrow, B) and a high signal on black
blood T1W images (blue arrow, C). It shows a peripheral enhancement on
late gadolinium enhancement sequences (white arrows, D – E – F).
Figure 3: cardiac CT without contrast material showing a fully
calcified mass of the posterior annulus (arrows, A – B). CT in the work
up of the breast cancer 8 years ago, showing tiny calcification of the
posterior annulus (arrow, C)