J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2010 Mar;17(1):66-70. 10.4078/jkra.2010.17.1.66.

Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Hyun S
• Park J
• Shin SY
• Kim J

• KMID: 2201995
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jkra.2010.17.1.66

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Calcific tendinitis; Calcium hydroxyapatite; Longus colli muscle; Rheumatoid arthritis

MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Durapatite
Humans
Muscles
Tendinopathy
Durapatite

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Nodular calcification (4.8×4.3×7 mm) that is located within the left-side longus colli muscle appears as low signal intensity on all the imaging sequences (white arrow). The prevertebral effusion is seen around the nodular calcification and the adjacent longus colli muscle.

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  Fig. 2. The axial and reformatted coronal and sagittal CT images well show the nodular calcification (white arrow), which is anterior to the axis and inferior to the anterior arch of the atlas.

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