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How is calcification important for growth and protection?
1. Calcification is the process that hardens bones by adding calcium phosphate and collagen. It helps bones grow and help make them stronger.
What is parenchymal calcification?
parenchymal calcification
What is calcification of the aorta inferiorly?
calcification of the aorta inferiorly?
Can punctuate calcification disappear in pancreas?
It is unlikely that the calcification will disappear.
What is the clinical significance of calcification?
There is a great clinical significance of calcification. Calcification can lead to things like kidney stones that are very painful.
What is calcification of the thoracic?
The phrase "calcification of the thoracic" is incomplete. There a missing word after "thoracic."
Can radiation therapy cause lung calcification?
Can radiation therapy cause imflamation and calcification on breast mammeogram? No, it will not cause calcification, it causes something called radiation pneumonitis, its where the lung becomes too inflammed to be useful. I can be seen as a density on xrays but not as a calcification
Can breast calcification damage implants?
The issue is not damage to the implants, but the discomfort that breast calcification can cause when it occurs around an implant. Heavy calcification may require removal of the implant.
What is the medical term meaning calcification of the appendix?
Never heard of calcification of appendix. No such medical term exists
What vascular calcification in the foot mean?
Calcification means calcium is being deposited somewhere. Vascular calcification means there are deposits of calcium in the blood vessels. This turns the vessels hard like bone.
What is vascular calcification?
Vascular calcification is highly prevalent and correlated with high rates of cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease patients. Recent evidence suggests that mineral, hormonal, and metabolic imbalances that promote phenotype change in vascular cells as well as deficiencies in specific mineralization inhibitory pathways may be important contributory factors for vascular calcification in these patients. This article reviews current mechanisms proposed for the regulation of vascular calcification and data supporting their potential contribution to this process in chronic kidney disease.
What has the author Harold Schraer written?
Harold Schraer has written: 'Biological calcification' -- subject(s): Calcium in the body, Calcification
