ACT1- Radiology

Question 1

What are the 3 MRI scans covered by medicare

Answer 1

• Cervical with associated radiculopathy - Acute knee injury - Cranial ( seizures, head trauma)

Question 2

Standard Xray views of cervical

Answer 2

A-P Lateral oblique - shows IVF open mouth A-P

Question 3

How do you get whiter images in an x-ray

Answer 3

Increased Bone density from Increased stress Osteosclerosis

Question 4

What does lucency and opacity mean for Xray

Answer 4

opacity - bright lucency - opaque

Question 5

What is osteophytic encroachment

Answer 5

Bone spurs in the spine

Question 6

What is the ligament that causes stenosis leading to osteophytes encroachment

Answer 6

ligamentous flavum

Question 7

What body areas are covered for x-rays through medicare

Answer 7

hip spine

Question 8

What are the x-ray lumbar views for lumbar x-ray

Answer 8

AP Lateral Oblique - pars interarticularis L5/S1 Tilt SIJ

Question 9

What are the x-ray views of the knee

Answer 9

AP Lateral Skyline - straight down (distance and appearance of articulation of patella) Intercondylar

Question 10

What does an interruption in a long bone mean

Answer 10

Fracture? Growth plate: Interruption between epiphysis and metaphysis (children x-ray) ossification occurs at 24 for a line to disappear

Question 11

What is a deposition of whiteness on a bone

Answer 11

sclerotic

Question 12

What are the x-ray views of the hip

Answer 12

Frog leg (fabber) - femoral head on the acetabulum A-P

Question 13

How does swelling show on x-ray

Answer 13

radio-opaque because there is extra density from the inflammation.

Question 14

What does an xray look in the case of infection

Answer 14

radio lucid because there is less bone density

Question 15

Geographic

Answer 15

well rounded lesion on xray

Question 16

What is the femoral line?

Answer 16

taken from the angle of the femoral head against the shaft of the femur