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The computed tomographic features of calcification in the eye were correlated with clinical and pathological findings in a variety of ophthalmic and systemic disorders. These consisted of ocular neoplasms, trauma and inflammation of the eye, idiopathic ocular lesions, and disorders of calcium metabolism. Computed tomographic documentation of ocular calcification was found to be useful in the differential diagnosis and management of patients with these disorders.
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Hedges, T.R., Pozzi-Mucelli, R., Char, D.H. et al. Computed tomographic demonstration of ocular calcification: Correlations with clinical and pathological findings. Neuroradiology 23, 15–21 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399700
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