CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(01): 15-18
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.113613
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Dendriform pulmonary ossification: Report of two cases

Lamia Jamjoom
Department of Radiology, Imaging Institute, Thoracic Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
,
Moulay Meziane
Department of Radiology, Imaging Institute, Thoracic Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
,
Rahul D Renapurkar
Department of Radiology, Imaging Institute, Thoracic Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
› Author Affiliations
Source of Support: Nill.

Abstract

Dendriform pulmonary ossification is a rare form of diffuse pulmonary ossification that is usually detected incidentally on chest radiographs or chest computed tomography (CT) imaging. In this article, we present two patients who were incidentally found to have dendriform pulmonary ossification on chest imaging. The article will present the history and imaging findings of these two cases and then review the clinical, histological, and radiographic manifestations of dendriform pulmonary ossification.



Publication History

Article published online:
04 October 2021

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