Faces of Microcalcifications

Infection

Inflammation

Malignancy

Mechanical

Atelectasis

Trauma

Metabolic

Circulatory-

Hemorrhage

Immune

Infiltrative
Amyloid

CT Micronodules Nodular Calcification in Peripheral Mid and Lower Lung Zones Associated with Vessels and Pleura

CT Micronodules Nodular Calcification in Peripheral Mid and Lower Lung Zones Associated with Vessels and Pleura
CT scan in the axial plane of a 60-year-old female with known diagnosis of AL amyloidosis shows multiple microcalcifications in the periphery of the mid and lower lung zones in close association with the blood vessels (b, (red ring and c red arrowheads)
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CT Micronodules Nodular Calcification in Peripheral Mid and Lower Lung Zones Associated with Vessels and Pleura
CT scan in the axial plane of a 60-year-old female with known diagnosis of AL amyloidosis shows multiple microcalcifications in the periphery of the mid and lower lung zones in close association with the blood vessels
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 266Lu 136185

Idiopathic Iatrogenic