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pineal gland calcification (medicine)


pineal gland calcification
<radiology> Visible on plain skull film (33-76% in adults), seen more frequently on CT, rare in kids less than 6 y.o. (presence suggests neoplasm), usually in the form of a cluster of amorphous, irregular densities, may be solitary, the size of calcification: usually 3-5 mm, if greater than 1 cm, suspect pinealoma, AV malformation, etc. See: physiological intracranial calcifications