Calcinosis is a typical feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and can be found in many different
tissues including the superficial soft tissues, periarticular structures, muscles, and tendons. It
can also provoke erosive changes on bones. Investigation is conducted most often with
plain radiographs. However, when a more detailed assessment is necessary, multidetector
computed tomography (MDCT) is helpful owing to its multiplanar reformat (MPR) ability. The
purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the various appearances of calcinosis in …

Background• Calcinosis is a general term used to describe deposits of calcium salts in
tissues, most commonly hydroxyapatite calcium crystals.• It can affect normal tissues:
idiopathic tumoural calcinosis or abnormal phosphocalcic metabolism (metastatic
calcinosis).• However, calcium is most commonly deposited in injured tissues (dystrophic
calcifications).• Calcinosis is not specific of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and can be found in
degenerative, metabolic and inflammatory disorders.• Calcinosis is present in 10-30% of …