A nice mnemonic to differentiate benign and malignant pulmonary calcifications is:
Malignant calcifications are ***SuPER bad*** :P
S: Spiculated
P: Punctate
E: Eccentric
R: Reticular
I use those 3 starts (***) to remind me of punctate.(vs the other P of Popcorn in the benign lesions)
Bening ones are the rest:
Popcorn, laminated, concentric and diffuse homogeneous
-Murad
NB: these calcification types suggest benign vs malignant lesions and are not diagnostic per se.
Check the other amazing mnemonic by Drashtant in the comments section below :)
Malignant calcifications are ***SuPER bad*** :P
S: Spiculated
P: Punctate
E: Eccentric
R: Reticular
I use those 3 starts (***) to remind me of punctate.(vs the other P of Popcorn in the benign lesions)
Bening ones are the rest:
Popcorn, laminated, concentric and diffuse homogeneous
-Murad
Check the other amazing mnemonic by Drashtant in the comments section below :)
If you don't mind ,
ReplyDeleteI find a solution for that extra stars & P by following idea
Malignant = "Calcification that SPURS Extra like Bony spur"
S = Spiculated
PU = Punctate
R = Reticular
Extra = Eccentric
Very nice and creative!
Deletethank you :)