Calcium Apatite Deposition Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

Figure 3

MRI appearance of calcific tendinopathy. (a) The acute, symptomatic phase of calcific tendinopathy is often associated with soft tissue edema surrounding the tendon calcifications (arrow). (b) In the chronic phase of calcific tendinopathy, calcifications are typically more well defined and homogeneously low in signal intensity without surrounding edema (arrowhead).

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