Characteristics of intimal versus medial calcification
| Intimal | Medial | |
| Morphology | Patchy scattered deposits | Continuous linear deposits |
| Histological association | Inflammatory cells | Vascular smooth muscle cells |
| Lipid | Elastin | |
| Vascular smooth muscle cells | ||
| Disease association | Atherosclerosis | Diabetes |
| Chronic renal failure | ||
| Monckeberg's sclerosis | ||