CT is excellent for demonstrating dystrophic calcifications in the teratoid type.
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The mineralized portion may be bone, cementum-like, or dystrophic calcifications.
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Foci of dystrophic calcifications may be present.
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Occasionally, dystrophic calcification may develop in long standing cysts appearing as sparsely distributed, small particulate radio-opacities.
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The mouse strain DBA / 2 is known for its proneness to calcify damaged tissues, a process called " dystrophic calcification ".
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In contrast, dystrophic calcification is caused by abnormalities or degeneration of tissues resulting in mineral deposition, though blood levels of calcium remain normal.
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These differences in pathology also mean that metastatic calcification is often found in many tissues throughout a person or animal, whereas dystrophic calcification is localized.
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