[Liver calcifications in adults: the KUB stars are too frequently neglected in the CT era].
Liver calcifications have been extensively described on plain radiographs, either from KUB or angiography examinations. On the other hand, their characteristics are seldom reported on cross-sectional imaging: they are frequently considered as non-specific compared to multiple other imaging features. However, clinical practice demonstrates that in specific situations (such as parasitic infections and calcified metastases), the presence of calcifications may be a determining factor in avoiding misdiagnosis with potential deleterious effects to the patient. Both CT and US can detect a large number of "benign" calcifications without associated focal lesion and knowledge of their imaging features is useful to avoid unnecessary additional imaging work-up. A review of the literature and a series of 100 cases of liver calcifications on CT are presented to review the imaging features of calcified liver lesions and isolated liver calcifications without associated focal lesion.
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Service de Radiologie Adultes, CHU de Brabois, Allée du Morvan, 54511 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex. hropion@voila.fr
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*