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Advanced imaging modalities including CT and MRI were diagnostic and pivotal in managing a case of calcific tendinitis with secondary erosion, whereas conventional radiography was unsuccessful.
Case Report (n=1)
Advanced imaging modalities like CT and MRI are pivotal for diagnosing calcific tendinitis with secondary erosion when conventional radiography is unsuccessful.
May support CT/MRI after negative radiographs in suspected calcific tendinitis; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Calcific tendinitis is a condition characterised by the abnormal deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals within the tendons of the rotator cuff. The characteristic appearance is that of acute or chronic shoulder pain combined with radiographic evidence of calcifications within the rotator cuff tendons. It is a specific disease entity which needs to be differentiated from other causes of rotator cuff calcium deposition. We present a case of calcific tendinitis with secondary erosion at the humeral insertion of the infraspinatus tendon. Conventional radiography proved unsuccessful in the initial diagnosis of the condition. Advanced modalities including both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proved to be both diagnostic and pivotal in the further management of the patient.
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Henning et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Calcific tendinitis (n=1). Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) vs. Conventional radiography was evaluated on Diagnosis of calcific tendinitis with secondary erosion. Advanced imaging modalities including CT and MRI were diagnostic and pivotal in managing a case of calcific tendinitis with secondary erosion, whereas conventional radiography was unsuccessful.
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