Calcifications seen on a Normal Non-contrast Cranial CT

Calcifications seen on a Normal Non-contrast Cranial CT

Intracranial calcifications are frequently seen in non-contrast CT scans. These are often due to age-related physiological changes of the brain but can occasionally be mistaken as an intra-cerebral hemorrhage. The most common sites of intracranial calcifications include the basal ganglia (often bilateral,  Figure 1), pineal gland  (Figure 1), choroid plexus (often bilateral,  Figure 1), dentate…