RöFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin
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Linear and round shadows are very often revealed on chest radiographs. A rare entity most commonly appearing as branching linear shadows of calcific density involving a limited area of the lung is the so-called disseminated pulmonary ossification (DPO). Only 141 cases have been reported worldwide up to now since the first description. ⋯ In chest radiographs of elderly men the differential diagnosis "DPO" should be given more importance.