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Yan YY, Dous YNB, Ouellette HA, Munk PL, Murray N, Mallinson PI, Sheikh MA. Periarticular calcifications. Skeletal Radiol 2022; 51:451-475. [PMID: 34155550 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-021-03842-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Periarticular calcification and ossification is a frequent finding on imaging and may sometimes pose a diagnostic challenge. The differential diagnoses for this radiological finding are wide and can be classified into broad groups such as idiopathic, developmental, trauma, burns, infection, tumor, connective tissue disease, crystalline, metabolic, vascular, and foreign bodies. With careful consideration of the clinical and imaging findings as well as awareness of mimickers of periarticular mineralization, the list of differential diagnoses can be narrowed down. This article aims to review the clinical-radiologic findings of periarticular calcified or ossified lesions with relevant imaging illustrations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y Y Yan
- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. .,Department of Radiology, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889, Singapore.
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- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Aggarwal A, Hallinan JTPD, Agrawal S, Singbal SB. Avulsion Injury Mimicking Malignancy on Imaging. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2019; 98:e104-e105. [PMID: 31318762 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000001142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Abhinav Aggarwal
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (AA); and Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Health System, Singapore (JTPDH, SA, SBS)
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