[Oradlist] calcification in the brain

[Hassan, B.]

The mid-sagittal location was indeed suspicious but since we are
swimming in a pool of homogenous gray values it's not easy to tell. I
just found a study mentioning that there is a higher incidence of pineal
gland calcification in non whites than was previously reported. The
patient is from Afghanistan. 

 

http://bjr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/583/594

 

So, the patient is deprived from pigeon homing capability, I feel sorry
for him already :-) 

 

Thanks to all of you!

 

Regards,

 

Bassam

 

 

-- 
Bassam A. Hassan, DDS, MSc Medical Imaging, PhD student
Department of Oral Radiology
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
Amsterdam
The Netherlands.

web ad: www.acta.nl
email: b.hassan at acta.nl
Tel: +31-(0)20-5188561 
Fax: +31-(0)20-5188480

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From: oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu
[mailto:oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Keith Horner
Sent: vrijdag 14 november 2008 16:31
To: Oral Radiology Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [Oradlist] calcification in the brain

 

Hi Bassam,

is this not just the pineal gland? Normal variant (in fact not to have
it calcified could be the variant).

cheers,
Keith

 

Professor Keith Horner,
School of Dentistry,
University of Manchester, UK.
www.dentistry.manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 6726 (office)
+44 (0)161 275 6692 (Radiology Dept)
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 6840
keith.horner at manchester.ac.uk
University Dental Hospital,
Higher Cambridge Street,
Manchester,
M15 6FH,
UK. 

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[mailto:oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Hassan, B.
Sent: 14 November 2008 15:22
To: oradlist at lists.ucla.edu
Subject: [Oradlist] calcification in the brain

 

Dear colleagues,

 

I have a patient referred for a CBCT scan for orthodontic evaluation.
Upon reviewing the reconstruction, I spotted a rather radio-opaque
object floating in the middle cranial fossa in the mid-sagittal plane
posterior and superior to the hypophyseal fossa. The patient is 31 years
old and his medical history was unremarkable. However, upon further
discussion the patient admitted having a trauma with a baseball bat
about 10 years ago. He was not admitted to any hospital and he didn't
have any radiographic exam. Upon clinical examination, a small scar was
observed in the occipital region, which I thought is a bit far from the
location of the abnormality. The patient was scanned with the NewTom 3G
12'' inch large FoV. The possibility of this being an image artifact is
slim as well. 

 

Before I forward the patient to a neuro-radiologist I would like to have
your insight on the case. I attached the CBCT reconstructions we made
for him.  

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Bassam

 

-- 
Bassam A. Hassan, DDS, MSc Medical Imaging, PhD student
Department of Oral Radiology
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
Amsterdam
The Netherlands.

web ad: www.acta.nl
email: b.hassan at acta.nl
Tel: +31-(0)20-5188561 
Fax: +31-(0)20-5188480

 

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