Chondrocalcinosis

Chondrocalcinosis
X-ray of a knee with chondrocalcinosis
SpecialtyRadiology

Chondrocalcinosis or cartilage calcification is calcification (accumulation of calcium salts) in hyaline cartilage and/or fibrocartilage.[1] Chondrocalcinosis is an observation that can be visualized through diagnostic imaging tests such as X-rays, CT, MRI, and ultrasound.[2]

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  2. ^ Miksanek J, Rosenthal AK (March 2015). "Imaging of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease". Current Rheumatology Reports. 17 (3): 20. doi:10.1007/s11926-015-0496-1. PMC 5471493. PMID 25761927.