intervertebral disc calcification

Discusverkalkungen
bei einem Patienten mit Alkaptonurie
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disc calcification • Intervertebral disc calcification - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Fleury, H. Intervertebral disc calcification. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 24 Oct 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32175 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)
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identification and analysis of soft tissue musculoskeletal calcifications. Disc calcifications. Sagittal CT images of the lumbar spine shows (a) calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition (arrowheads in a), (b) hydroxyapatite crystal deposition (arrowhead in b) and (c) syndesmophytes (arrowhead, in c) in three different patients. Note calcifications in ligamentum flavum and interspinous ligament associated with CPPD deposition disease (arrows in a) and ossification of disc space associated with ankylosing spondylitis (arrow in c). Note linear calcifications paralleling the vertebral endplates in b, associated with height loss, corresponding to subacute fractures in a patient with osteoporosis
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Intervertebral disc calcification is a non-specific finding seen in numerous conditions.

Epidemiology

It may be observed in pediatric  as well as adult populations.

Pathology

Etiology
Morphological types

Siehe auch:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Diskusverkalkungen:
Morbus
Bechterew
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