[PDF][PDF] Intracranial calcifications on CT
Y Kiroglu, C Calli, N Karabulut… - Diagnostic and …, 2010 - asset.cdocs.com
Y Kiroglu, C Calli, N Karabulut, Ç Öncel
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2010•asset.cdocs.comIntracranial calcifications on CT Page 1 © Turkish Society of Radiology 2010 263
Intracranial calcifications can be classified mainly into 6 groups based on their
etiopathogenesis: age-related and physiologic, congenital, in- fectious, endocrine and
metabolic, vascular, and neoplastic (Table). Age-related physiologic and
neurodegenerative calcifications Intracranial physiologic calcifications are unaccompanied
by any evidence of disease and have no demonstrable pathological cause (1). The most …
Intracranial calcifications can be classified mainly into 6 groups based on their
etiopathogenesis: age-related and physiologic, congenital, in- fectious, endocrine and
metabolic, vascular, and neoplastic (Table). Age-related physiologic and
neurodegenerative calcifications Intracranial physiologic calcifications are unaccompanied
by any evidence of disease and have no demonstrable pathological cause (1). The most …
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) is very sensitive for detection and localization of intracranial calcifications. We reviewed in this pictorial essay the diseases associated with intracranial calcifications and emphasized the utility of CT for the differential diagnosis.
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