Radiology Archive
scanman’s casebook: Case 23
3 Comments Published by Vijay February 17th, 2010 in CT, MDCT, Radiology, casebook…
A young adult (mid thirties), a known case of non-specific aortoarteritis (Takayasu’s arteritis) was referred for a CT scan of the Abdomen including a CT Aortogram to rule out mesenteric ischemia.
The inital plain (no IV or oral contrast) CT scan did not show any evidence of abdominal pathology. So a CT Aortogram was done.
The following [...]
Paul Levy on Safe, Quality Hospital Care
4 Comments Published by Vijay September 29th, 2009 in Blogging, CT, Friends, Healthcare, Hospitals, Humour, Life in India, Medical blogs, Medicine, New Media…
Note: Though this is a medical post that concerns hospital care in the USA, I believe the issues covered in these videos are universally applicable to hospitals and patients all over the world. I urge everyone, especially those visitors who are not from the USA to view the videos.
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In a series of three short [...]
AMS vs Giddiness
0 Comments Published by Vijay September 8th, 2009 in CT, Friends, Medical blogs, Medicine, Radiology…
via Movin’ Meat: AMS.
I haven’t looked at the numbers lately, but Altered Mental Status, or AMS, must be in the top ten, if not the top five most common ER presentations. AMS, as a triage complaint, is like a bizarre little birthday present for an ER doc. You just don’t know what you’re [...]
Ultrasonogram Saves Baby Girl’s Life
1 Comment Published by Vijay September 3rd, 2009 in Medical blogs, Radiology, Ultrasonography…
via The ultrasound that saved a baby girl’s life - guest post by Dr Linda M. Lee at KevinMD.com. Originally posted at Dr. Linda’s Life Lessons
“We already have two girls at home and we want a son. We have too many girls.” My eyes welled with tears as I thought of the fate of [...]
scanman’s casebook: Case 22
0 Comments Published by Vijay August 27th, 2009 in CT, Chest, Radiology, casebook…
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The worst case of pulmonary metastases that I have seen. 40-year-old woman, operated for primary lung malignancy (adenocarcinoma) a year ago. Note the reduced lung volume on the right side.
Further Reading:
emedicine article on Lung Metastases [Registration required, Free]
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scanman’s casebook: Case 21
4 Comments Published by Vijay August 20th, 2009 in CT, Cardiac CT, Radiology, casebook…
Diagnosis: Coronary CT Angiogram showing Chronic Total Occlusion of a short segment of proximal LAD with reformation of flow in mid LAD via collaterals from the Conus branch of RCA.*
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*Abbreviations used:
AM - Acute Marginal branch of RCA
CTO - Chronic Total Occlusion
D1 - First Diagonal branch of LAD
LAD - Left Anterior Descending artery
LCx - Left [...]
How Emergency Physicians think…
1 Comment Published by Vijay August 19th, 2009 in Friends, Medical blogs, Medicine, Radiology…
…and how we radiologists make a living! (via GruntDoc)
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RSNA News: Early Radiology Exposure Could Lure Medical Students to Specialty: [via radRounds; Emphases are mine]
In a recent RSNA article, Dr. David Hovsepian MD and Dr. Terry Desser MD of Stanford’s Radiology Department … shed light onto what really leads medical students to choose a career in radiology. Often times, one wonders — how did [...]
