Preferred Label : sedimentation sign;
Definition : Large periarticular calcified cysts with granular sedimentation on a radiograph. Suggests
tumoral calcinosis; sedimentation represents calcium crystals suspended in a fluid-filled
cyst.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35523;
Associated condition(s)
Large periarticular calcified cysts with granular sedimentation on a radiograph. Suggests
tumoral calcinosis; sedimentation represents calcium crystals suspended in a fluid-filled
cyst.