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5 days ago · Radiologist-specific decision-making behaviors remain a significant factor contributing to recommendations for additional imaging (RAI) on head and neck examinations, according to a paper published in American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
3 days ago · Acute coalescent mastoiditis is characterized by infiltration and destruction of the bone, essentially osteomyelitis. It is most frequently due to bacterial infections, with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae accounting for 65-80% of cases.
3 days ago · Cholangiocarcinomas (commonest type of bile duct cancers) are malignant epithelial tumors arising from the biliary tree, excluding the gallbladder or ampulla of Vater. Cholangiocarcinoma is the third most common primary hepatobiliary malignancy after hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and gallbladder cancer 23.
2 days ago · This case report illustrates that calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle has a characteristic appearance on CT and should be suspected by clinicians and radiologists in patients with acute neck pain and stiffness, and odynophagia.
5 days ago · Enchondromas, also known as chondromas 7 , are relatively common intramedullary hyaline cartilage neoplasms with benign imaging features. They share histologic features with low-grade chondrosarcoma and are sometimes classified under the umbrella term low-grade chondral series tumors.
3 days ago · An award-winning, radiologic teaching site for medical students and those starting out in radiology focusing on chest, GI, cardiac and musculoskeletal diseases containing hundreds of lectures, quizzes, hand-out notes, interactive material, most commons lists and pictorial differential diagnoses.
4 days ago · This CT-based, spinal trabecular BMD tool can identify patients with or at risk for developing osteoporosis who have not had a bone density screening exam or to supplement dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) findings.
