title: [Diagnosis of calcified deposits in soft tissues].
abstract: Calcific deposit within soft tissues is frequently a clue for diagnosis. The radiological analysis of a calcific deposit within soft tissues includes the following aspects: the basic structure of the calcification, the grade of differentiation of the calcification, the site of the calcification, the number of calcific deposits, the shape of the calcification, the changes in the adjacent non-calcified soft tissues and in the adjacent bone, the course of the clinical signs, the course of the radiological abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie Ostéo-Articulaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wybier
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Laredo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parlier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Champsaur
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Diagnostic des dépôts calcifiés des parties molles.