There is No Such Thing as a Chest X-ray – 3 Off Limit Terms for Chest Radiology
If you like physics, are particular about the lexicon you use, or are just interested in proper use of the English language, then read along. Otherwise, this doesn’t interest you. The motivation for this article came from one of my superiors who is keenly interested in proper use of the English language in radiology reports. […]
Pediatric Radiology is Awesome
I’m a fan of all areas of radiology, but there are many reasons why pediatric radiology is what I will eventually devote my career in medicine to. More to come on that later. But for now, who wouldn’t want to work in a department with a yellow submarine CT scanner?
Differences Between the Male and Female Breast and Female Breast with Implants
I’ve found that the readers of RadiologyPics are interested in cases that highlight the differences between male and female anatomy. Well, for that matter, our whole society is obsessed with men versus women. Therefore, I decided to create this post emphasizing the differences between the male and female breast on mammography, as well as comparison […]
How to Appropriately Order and Obtain a Radiology Test – Three Tips
My motivation for this article came while I was on a recent call shift. I was opening up a chest radiograph on the PACS workstation when I saw the clinical history field (filled in by the clinician) which read “chest.” That was it. Just “chest.” Not even “pain,” or “chest pain.” Nope, just “chest.” As […]
Extraperitoneal Bladder Rupture
History: 25 year old male presents to the emergency room after a fight at a local bar This is a case example of extraperitoneal bladder rupture. In the setting of trauma to the bladder it is important to differentiate extraperitoneal from intraperitoneal rupture. Intraperitoneal bladder rupture has to be repaired surgically, whereas extraperitoneal rupture can […]
Top 10 Cases from 2013
Hey all! Check it out. Below is a list of the top 10 posts from 2013, based on total annual hits. Enjoy! 1. The Differences Between the Male and Female Pelvis 2. The About page 🙂 3. Lung Mass – Differential Diagnosis 4. The Golden S Sign – Right Upper Lobe Collapse. 5. CT Neck […]
Introduction to Radiology Cases
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3 Tips to Formulate an Accurate and Valuable Differential Diagnosis
At the core of diagnostic radiology is the differential diagnosis. This is the set of various diagnoses that may explain certain findings on a particular radiology exam, whether it is a mass seen on ultrasound, an opacity on a chest radiograph, or abnormal signal characteristics on an MRI. I recently came across the quote above […]
Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
History: 70 year old male with abdominal pain status post cholecystectomy This is a case of acute contained left ventricular free wall rupture diagnosed on a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis obtained for abdominal pain. The patient had a myocardial infarction two days prior. The table below details the mechanical complications of myocardial […]
Sialolithiasis
History: 35 year old male with lump underneath tongue. This is a pretty picture of a sialolith, which essentially is a calcified stone in a salivary gland duct. They most commonly form in the submandibular gland duct (Wharton’s duct) due to its long and upward going course. Sialolithiasis presents with pain and swelling of the involved […]