Intracranial calcifications are common in certain locations and often are of no clinical concern.
The two most commonly encountered types of calcification include:
Concerning calcifications are much less common and occur in a variety of settings, including 3
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infection
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metabolic
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previous cerebral insult
healed cerebral abscess
healed infarct
healed hematoma
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vascular malformation
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radiation
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neurodegeneration
In these cases it is also important to exclude normal calcifications.
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