Maria Cruz Ageitos Casais MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Sandra Baleato Gonzalez MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Anxo Martinez De Alegria MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Roberto Garcia Figueiras MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Maria Virginia Trujillo Ariza MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Calcifications located within the chest are a frequent and commonly overviewed finding in daily practice. But in some cases calcifications are the key feature that point out to the proper diagnosis. Radiologists must recognize them in each imaging technique and know its “to worry” and the “not to worry” features and locations. The purpose of this exhibit is: - To illustrate the great variety of thoracic calcifications and describe its morphologic appearance - To stablish the “to worry” and “not to worry” specific features. - To review the different beningn and malignant entities that may present with calcified lesions and its causes. - To classify calcifications according to its location within the chest.

1.Index 2. General overview of thoracic calcifications imaging - General physiopathology: What should I know? - How to recognize them in each technique: X-ray, US, CT, MRI - Morphologic patterns: benign and malignant features, Should I be worried? 3. Entities that may present with calcified lesions, classified depending on its location: - Calcifications within the soft tissues - Calcifications within the vessels - Calcifications within the mediastinum - Calcifications within the lung and pleura 4. Take home points

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Ageitos Casais, M, Baleato Gonzalez, S, Martinez De Alegria, A, Garcia Figueiras, R, Trujillo Ariza, M, Calcifications in the Chest—To Worry or Not to Worry?.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14011850.html