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Intervertebral disc calcification is a non-specific finding seen in various conditions, affecting both pediatric and adult populations.
Idiopathic multiple lumbar disc calcification | Eurorad
2007年12月18日 · On x-ray the lumbar spine showed intervertebral disc calcification throughout the lumbar spine (4 lumbar discs), normal lumbar lordosis. Isotope bone scan did not show any focal abnormality. CT of the lumbar spine showed calcified discs at all levels of the lumbar spine.
A new perspective on intervertebral disc calcification—from …
2024年1月22日 · Ectopic calcification, by definition, is the pathological mineralization of soft tissues, widely studied in the context of conditions that afflict vasculature, skin, and cartilage....
Mechanisms and clinical implications of intervertebral disc calcification
2022年5月9日 · Intervertebral disc (IVD) calcification is associated with IVD degeneration and can lead to pain. IVD calcification may affect disc kinematics and degeneration severity, and can also...
Intervertebral Disk Calcification of the Spine in an Elderly …
2004年2月1日 · PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence, distribution, and location of intervertebral disk calcification (IDC) in the thoracic and lumbar spine and the association of IDC with radiographically evident spinal degenerative changes in cadavers.
(Figure 1), and intervertebral disc calcification was seen in lumbar computed tomography (CT) (Figure 2a & 2b). When evaluated with CT, initial clinical findings were consistent with the intervertebral disc calcification. The clinic signs of the patient was thought to be due to lumbar spinal stenosis secondary to
Differences in calcification and osteogenic potential of herniated ...
2016年4月29日 · Fifty-eight lumbar intervertebral discs were removed from 41 patients. After grading according to the Pfirrmann scale, calcification was analyzed by micro computed tomography (μ-CT), and expression of osteogenic markers was analyzed by immunohistochemistry and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).
Lumbar intervertebral disc calcification in adult
2020年7月6日 · Intervertebral disc calcification (IVDC) is a rare cause of spinal pain. Both children and adults can be involved, however this affection is more common in cervical and thoracic spine than lumbar column. A 52-year-old man, previously healthy, presented with an acute lumbalgia.
Radiological prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc calcification in ...
Materials and methods: Lumbar spine segments comprising L2-4 were resected from 60 cadavers (30 males, 30 females; average age 67 years) and investigated with high-contrast radiography and computed tomography (CT). Results and conclusions: IDC was found in 58.3% of the patients using high-contrast radiography and in 46.7% of the patients using CT.
Disc Calcification - Herniated Disc
Intervertebral disc calcification describes a scenario in which part or all of an intact or damaged intervertebral spacer ossifies into a bony structure, instead of maintaining its natural soft and pliable consistency.
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