Breast MRI Basics

Jul 3, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Breast MRI Basics

Fig. 1.1 Sagittal T1 fat-saturated pre-contrast image of the right breast Fig. 1.2 Sagittal T1 fat-saturated post-contrast image of the right breast (a) and corresponding T1 non–fat-saturated image (b) Fig….

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Breast Implants

Jul 3, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Breast Implants

Fig. 6.1 Sagittal T1-weighted fat-saturated post-contrast maximum intensity projection (MIP) image (a), sagittal T2-weighted fat-saturated image (b), sagittal T1-weighted fat-saturated image (c), and axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image (d) 6.2 Saline…

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Anatomy

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Anatomy

HEART SIZE Cardiothoracic Ratio =  CT ratio = widest transverse cardiac diameter ÷ widest inside thoracic diameter < 0.5 = normal in > 1 month old (45% sensitive, 85% specific, 59%…

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and Function of Neck Organs

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on and Function of Neck Organs

=  INFRAORBITAL ETHMOIDAL AIR CELL = MAXILLOETHMOIDAL / ORBITOMAXILLARY CELL =  anterior ethmoid air cells inferolateral to ethmoidal bulla, on lateral wall of infundibulum, along inferior margin of orbit / roof of…

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of the Nervous System

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on of the Nervous System

Histo:   fine connective tissue + cellular septa link pia and arachnoid ›  contains CSF that drains through the valves of arachnoid granulations into venous sinuses ›  forms basal cisterns 3.   Pia mater [ pia…

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RADIOLOGY

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on RADIOLOGY

Pediatric Dose Actual doses for pediatric patients may vary in different institutions based on empirical data. As rough guidelines use: 1.   Clark’s rule (body weight): DosePed =   Body weight [in lbs] /…

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AND GREAT VESSELS

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on AND GREAT VESSELS

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Incidence of CHD in Liveborn Infants Overall incidence:   8–9÷1000 livebirths ◊  Most common CHD: bicuspid aortic valve (2%) [usually not recognized before late infancy / childhood] ◊  ASD + VSD…

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Disorders

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Disorders

•  Ashkenazi Jewish women + nuns •  upper > lower social class •  unmarried > married women •  Whites > Blacks after age 40 REPRODUCTIVE VARIABLES in BREAST CANCER •  nulliparous > parous: •  first full-term…

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of Skull and Spine

Jun 29, 2017 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on of Skull and Spine

=  from nasion to anterior angle of bregma [bregma, Greek = top of head] Closure:   by 3 months – 6 years of age; in up to 10% open until adulthood Sutura frontalis…

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