COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS OF INTRACRANIAL CALCIFICATIONS

Objective
 In this study, the anatomical localization and
 distribution of intracranial calcifications detected on
 brain computed tomography (CT) were determined
 and their relationship with age gender was
 investigated.
 Material Method
 Images 887 patients who underwent CT
 examinations for various reasons between March
 2010 May 2013 analyzed. 124
 excluded from study because of
 contrast-enhanced examination, bleeding, trauma,
 hydrocephalus, image distortion. Seven hundred
 sixty three whose non-contrasted images analyzed divided into groups
 according to decades. The pineal gland, choroid
 plexus, habenula, basal ganglia, tentorium cerebelli,
 falx cerebri, dural arachnoid granulation,
 petroclinoid ligament, arterial wall, orbital, dystrophic
 tumoral evaluated. The
 to
 groups examined.
 Results
 Of included in 382 (50.1%)
 female 381 (49.9%) male. Intracranial
 calcification was 672 (88.1%) patients.
 choroid plexus (78.2%) most
 common, followed by habenula (62.4%), gland
 (55.3%), wall (31.2%), ligament
 (28.7%), cerebri (20.7%). Calcifications granulation (7.5%), ganglia
 (6.3%), cerebelli (2.9%), (1.2%)
 orbital (0.5%) less frequently,
 while dystrophic (0.4%) least
 common. A statistically significant difference found according
 groups, located pineal
 ganglia,
 cerebelli, arachnoid
 granulation, ligament wall. A
 granulation
 distribution
 gender.
 Conclusion
 Intracranial are most frequently detected
 gland,
 seen least.
 incidence generally
 increases 10. Tentorium are
 more common female.