Imaging & Radiology · Multiple Systems · Medium
Concretion
Meaning: Calcified mass forming inside the lumen of a hollow organ, duct or vessel, such as a stone.
In practice: Appendicoliths, gallstones and renal calculi are examples, often with sharp margins and concentric laminations.
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