Radiographic Calcification: Mechanisms, Diagnostic Imaging, and Clinical Significance
1. Introduction Radiographic calcification refers to the visual detection of calcium deposits within soft tissues on medical imaging modalities, most commonly X-rays, computed tomography (CT), and mammography. Because calcium possesses a high atomic number, it strongly absorbs X-ray photons, rendering these deposits radiopaque. They appear as distinct, bright white opacities against the darker, radiolucent background … Read more