Diagnostic Imaging EBM Exam Flashcards
What is the acronym for soft tissue tumors of the foot and ankle?
MaGiC SPELLS
What are your DDx for soft tissue tumors of the foot and ankle?
MaGiC SPELLS Malignant fibrous histiocytoma ganglion cyst clear cell sarcoma synovial chondromtosis pigmented villonodularsynovitis (PVNS) plantar fibromatosis epitheloid sarcoma ewing's sarcoma liposarcoma leiomyosarcoma synovial sarcoma
What is the classification system for stress fractures?
Wilson-Katz
What is the classification system for osteomyelitis?
Cierny-Mader
What radiographic finding are you evaluating on lateral view if you suspect Lisfranc injury?
normally, the plantar aspect of med cuneiform is dorsal to plantar aspect of 5th met (if it is reversed, this would suggest Lisfranc injury)
What are the 4 phases of bone scans?
1- blood flow
2- blood pool (tissue phase)
3- bone imaging
4- delayed phase
What does Tc-99 localize to?
hydroxyapatite crystals of bone (primarily osteoblasts)
Why is there a fourth phase to the bone scan?
for patients with poor circulation that need more time for the radionuclide to disperse
what is the lethal dose of radiation?
300 rad
How can you tell a medial oblique xray from a lateral oblique xray?
medial oblique demonstrates the lesser metatarsals and cuboid better than the lateral oblique (which shows the 1st and 2nd met-cuneiform columns better)
What is the “C-sign”?
radiographic finding seen in talocalcaneal coalition that represents coalition of sustentaculum tali and posteromedial process of the talus
What chemical is Tc-99 bound to during the 3 phase bone scan?
MDP (methylene diphosphate)
what is teh chemical in Ceretec scan?
HMPAO (hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime)
What does the Ceretec scan label?
leukocytes
What does rarefaction mean?
localized loss of bone density
What does gallium-67 localize to?
leukocytes
bacterial uptake by phagocytes
lactoferrin binding at the site of injection
What is a STIR image?
180 degree pulse followed by a 90 degree pulse; used to generate a T2 image where you want fat suppressed and want to maximize the brightness of the fluid
what radiographic findings do you look for on AP radiograph if you suspect a Lisfranc injury?
fleck sign
if 2nd met deviates laterally
M1-M2 asymmetry with widening > 1mm
what is the fleck sign?
avulsion fx (of lisfranc ligament) tears bone off the medial cuneiform or 2nd met
what radiographic finding do you look for on a medial oblique view if you suspect a Lisfranc injury?
alignment of lateral margins between Cu2-M2 and Cu3-M3 should be near perfect in a normal foot.
What radiographic finding do you look for on lateral view if you suspect a lisfranc injury?
plantar aspect of med cuneiform should be dorsal to plantar aspect of 5th met
-normal talometatarsal angle
What stress exams are used to evaluate a Lisfranc injury?
abduction and adduction stress test
What are you examining for on an abduction stress test for Lisfranc injury?
transverse instability (C2-M2 tarsometatarsal widening)
What are you examining for on an adduction stress test for Lisfranc injury?
longitudinal instability (C1-C2 intercuneiform widening )