Optic nerve calcification

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 9 Mar 2021

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Citation:

Bell D, Optic nerve calcification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-87612

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-87612

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/87612

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87612

Article created:

9 Mar 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Last revised:

9 Mar 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

View Daniel J Bell's current disclosures

Revisions:

3 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Head & Neck

Sections:

Tags:

cases3, reference needed

Synonyms:

Optic nerve calcifications
Calcification of the optic nerve
Calcification of the optic nerves
Calcifications of the optic nerve
Calcifications of the optic nerves
Calcified optic nerve
Calcified optic nerves

Optic nerve calcification is a rare radiological finding, with only a short differential diagnosis, many of which have only been described in isolated case reports ^1-4.

Differential diagnosis

optic nerve meningioma
optic nerve head drusen
idiopathic dural optic nerve sheath calcification
calcified optic nerve glioma
metaplastic dural ossification
primary hyperparathyroidism ²
traumatic ³
calcified orbital melanoma ⁴

See also

calcification of the globe

References

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