- to harden.
Calcifications may be
classified on
whether there is
mineral balance or not, and the
location of the
calcification.
Calcification may also refer...
-
distinguished three subgroups:
Lithokelyphos ("Stone Sheath"),
where calcification occurs on the
placental membrane and not the fetus;
Lithotecnon ("Stone...
-
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC), also
known as
familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (FIBGC) and Fahr's disease, is a rare, genetically...
-
Dystrophic calcification (DC) is the
calcification occurring in
degenerated or
necrotic tissue, as in
hyalinized scars,
degenerated foci in leiomyomas...
- findings:
systemic medial calcification of the arteries, i.e.
calcification of
tunica media.
Unlike other forms of
vascular calcifications (e.g., intimal, medial...
- calciphylaxis,
idiopathic calcification,
iatrogenic calcification,
dystrophic calcification, and
metastatic calcification. Tumors, inflammation, varicose...
-
calcified gland is
often seen in
skull X-rays.
Calcification rates vary
widely by
country and
correlate with an
increase in age, with
calcification occurring...
-
calcification is
often found in many
tissues throughout a
person or animal,
whereas dystrophic calcification is localized.
Metastatic calcification can...
- soft
tissues as they do in bone.
Calcification in the
tendons is a
common component of tendinopathy. The
calcification consists of
tendinitis is caused...
- valve, and this
calcification causes hardening and
stenosis of the valve.
Another major cause of
aortic stenosis is the
calcification of a congenital...
