Diskusverkalkungen

Discusverkalkungen

bei einem Patienten mit Alkaptonurie

Intervertebral

disc calcification • Intervertebral disc calcification - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Schubert, R. Intervertebral disc calcification. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 24 Oct 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14177 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)

Intervertebral

disc calcification • Ochronosis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Mudgal, P. Ochronosis. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 24 Oct 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26074 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)

Intervertebral

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)

Intervertebral

disc calcification • Ochronosis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Niknejad, M. Ochronosis. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 24 Oct 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-61667 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)

Radiological

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

degenerative: relatively common and may occur in up to 6% of routine abdominal radiographs in adults
postoperative/traumatic
ochronosis: very dense central (nucleus pulposus) calcification associated with osteopenia; begins in the lumbar spine and ascends
ankylosing spondylitis: associated findings should be visible
pseudogout (CPPD): annulus fibrosus calcification
hemochromatosis: annulus fibrosus calcification
hypervitaminosis D: annulus fibrosus calcification (uncommon manifestation)
transient intervertebral disc calcification is seen in children, typically in the cervical spine and spontaneously regresses
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
amyloidosis
poliomyelitis
acromegaly
hyperparathyroidism