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Published online before print May 23, 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2401050170
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Arterial Calcifications Seen on Mammograms: Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Pregnancy, and Lactation1

Angela H. E. M. Maas, MD, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, PhD, David Beijerinck, MD, Jan J. M. Deurenberg, MD, PhD, Willem P. T. M. Mali, MD, PhD and Yolanda van der Graaf, MD, PhD

1 From the Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, Groot Wezenland 20, 8011 JW Zwolle, the Netherlands (A.H.E.M.M.); Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (Y.T.v.d.S., Y.v.d.G.), and Department of Radiology (W.P.T.M.M.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; and Preventicon Breast Cancer Screening Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands (D.B., J.J.M.D.). Received February 1, 2005; revision requested April 1; revision received April 14; accepted May 16; final version accepted August 25. Supported by research grant 2100.086 of ZonMw (Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development). Address correspondence to A.H.E.M.M. (e-mail: A.Maas{at}diagram-zwolle.nl).


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  		Figure 1: Mediolateral oblique view of right breast shows arterial calcifications (arrows).

 

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  		Figure 2: Mechanism of calcification in breast arteries.

 




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