This site is targeted at medical and radiology professionals, contains user contributed content, and material that may be confusing to a lay audience. Use of this site implies acceptance of our Terms of Use.

From the case: Calciphylaxis and metastatic pulmonary calcification

Modality: CT

C+ portal venous phase

Calciphylaxis and metastatic pulmonary calcification

contributed by Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky on September 29, 2010

Systems: Vascular

Chest

Urogenital

Endocrine

Section: Gamuts

Tags: vascular calcification

calcification

Modality: CT (C+ portal venous phase)

From the case:

Calciphylaxis and metastatic pulmonary calcification - “Imaging: Chest x-ray and HRCT demonstrate diffuse, coarse calcific pulmonary infiltrates. Also of note on the chest x-ray is the bilateral cal...”

Used in the following articles:

Vascular calcification - “The differential diagnosis of vascular calcification includes :Commonaneurysmatherosclerosishemangioma; arteriovenous malformationhyperparathy...”
Calciphylaxis - “Calciphylaxis, or calcific ureamic arteriolopathy, is a rare condition which manifests as subcutaneous vascular calcification and cutaneous necrosi...”

View full size version of Calciphylaxis and metastatic pulmonary calcification