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Vol. 64. Issue 5.
Pages 456-463 (September - October 2022)
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Vol. 64. Issue 5.
Pages 456-463 (September - October 2022)
Radiology through images
Chest calcifications beyond the lung parenchyma—A review
Calcificaciones torácicas fuera del parénquima pulmonar: una revisión
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J.G. Carvalho
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, J. Sousa, C. Fernandes, M. França
Departamento de Radiología, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Objective

Thoracic calcifications are frequently found in chest radiographs and CTs, occurring in a wide variety of disorders. Although most calcifications are harmless sequelae of previous disease, they provide important information to establish the diagnosis. This article reviews the different types of calcified lesions found in the chest, focusing on lesions outside the lung parenchyma. A location-based approach to the differential diagnosis is used, while providing the reader with diagnostic pearls and discussing the clinical importance of the different types of calcifications.

Conclusion

Chest calcifications are a common finding in routine chest imaging. Understanding the different etiologies and radiologic manifestations provide the radiologist with the necessary tools to elaborate a differential diagnosis, as well as to correctly differentiate the findings that need further work-up from the ones that can be dismissed.

Keywords:
CT scan
Thorax
Diagnostic imaging
Calcification
Abbreviations:
CABG
CT
CTEPH
CWP
NSIP
TAVR
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Objetivo

Las calcificaciones torácicas se encuentran con frecuencia en las radiografías y TC de tórax, en una gran variedad de trastornos. Si bien la mayoría de las calcificaciones son secuelas benignas de una enfermedad anterior, aportan información importante para establecer el diagnóstico. En este artículo se analizan los diferentes tipos de lesiones calcificadas halladas en el tórax, prestando especial atención a las que se sitúan fuera del parénquima pulmonar. Se utiliza un enfoque basado en la localización para el diagnóstico diferencial, a la vez que se proporcionan al lector perlas diagnósticas y se analiza la importancia clínica de los diferentes tipos de calcificaciones.

Conclusión

Las calcificaciones torácicas son un hallazgo frecuente en las pruebas de imagen habituales. El conocimiento de las diferentes etiologías y manifestaciones radiológicas proporciona al radiólogo las herramientas necesarias para elaborar un diagnóstico diferencial, así como para diferenciar correctamente los hallazgos que necesitan un mayor estudio de los que pueden ser descartados.

Palabras clave:
TC
Tórax
Diagnóstico por imagen
Calcificación

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