9; Imaging in endocrine disease

Question 1

Which scan is used to view the pituitary gland?

Answer 1

MRI

Question 2

What colour is the posterior pituitary on MRI?

Answer 2

White

Question 3

t1 mri for anatomy

t2 mri for pathology

Question 4

How does the thyroid tend to be imaged clinically?

Answer 4

US

Question 5

What structures are at risk during thyroid surgery?

Answer 5

Left and right parathyroid glands

Left and right recurrent laryngeal nerves

Question 6

metaphysis

metamorphosis

part that’s changing

Question 7

hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

periosteal reaction driven by lung tumours usually

achey pain

Question 8

differentiate between brittle bones (osteoporosis) and soft bones (Rickett’s, osteomalacia, Pagets)

Question 9

porotic fractures tend to involve vertebral bodies only

if affecting posterior aspects, may be malignant (e.g myeloma)

Question 10

in terms of focal bone disease

lucent - benign

lytic - malignant

for bone destruction.

sclerotic goes for hardening in both