images Flashcards
What disease is this? What are the features on this image of the disease?
DJD
DIP
PIP
1st MCP
subchondral sclerosis
osteophytes
cystic changes
loss of joint space
misalignment
Name the feature the arrow is pointing at.
Bouchard’s nodes
Name the feature on the xray.
Heberden’s node
Name the feature and name the disease (be specific).
gull wing sign
erosive arthritis
Name the feature. What disease does this represent?
hallux valgus
DJD
Name the feature. What disease is this associated with?
metatarsus varus
DJD
Name the feature. What disease does this correlate with?
(Inflammation, pain)
bunion
DJD
Name the feature. What kind of change is this? What disease is this associated with?
heel spur
inflammatory enthesopathic change
DJD
Name the features. What disease does this correlate with?
What can these features do to regular anatomy?
AC joint degeneration
osteophytes
osteophytes can impinge rotator cuff, leading to tendon calcification and superior migration of humerus
Name the feature the red arrow is pointing at. What disease does this correlate with?
osteophyte at glenohumeral joint
previous trauma or underlying CPPD
What disease is this? What features make the diagnosis?
Rotator cuff arthropathy
cystic changes
superior migration of humerus due to unopposed deltoid
erosions at acromion
What type of image is this? (be specific)
what is the disease?
rotator cuff tear
T2
What disease is this? Name the changes that make you know that.
Elevation of humeral head
Degenerative enthesopathic changes of humeral head
Spurring of acromion process
Rotator cuff (supraspinatus) degeneration
Name the disease. How do you know?
HADD/calcific tendonitis
there is a calcification within a tendon
What is the disease?
HADD of rotator cuff
Name the disease. Name the signs of it.
DJD of the medial compartment of the knee.
Asymmetric joint space/articular deformity and irregularity
Subchondral sclerosis
Subchondral cysts
Hypertrophy of intercondylar spines
Enthesopathoc changes of non articular surface of patella
Name the disease (be specific)
What is this due to?
Pelligrini steida calcification
HADD of medial tibial collateral ligament
Post-traumatic dystrophic changes
Name the disease
Synovial osteochondrometaplasia
AKA intraarticular joint mice
This is a 17 year old boy with hip pain and he doesn’t know where it came from. What is the disease?
pigmented villonodular synovitis
Name the problem.
medial meniscus tear
Name the disease.
lateral meniscus tear
Name the disease.
ACL tear
Name the disease.
PCL tear
Name the disease. What are the signs of it?
Loss of superior joint space
Osteophyte formation
Subchondral cysts/geodes
Sclerosis
Buttressing
Joint deformity
Name the radiographic feature. This is indicative of what diseases?
OA
RA
bone softening
Paget’s
could be a normal variant, especially in females
This Xray is indicative of what? What are the features? Etiologies?
hypertrophic neurotrophic
radiology: distended joints, density increase, debris, dislocation, disorganization, destruction
etiologies: diabetes, syphilis, (charcot joints), spinal cord trauma
What disease does this radiograph indicate? What is the feature that normally occurs with this disease?
atrophic neurotrophic
Licked candystick appearance, “cutoff” sign
What disease is this? What features make that diagnosis so?
DDD
decreased disc height
osteophyte formation
endplate sclerosis
vacuum phenomenon
subluxation
What radiographic feature is this? what is this indicative of?
spondylosis deformans
DDD
What is the name of this radiographic feature?
intercalary ossicle
What radiographic feature is this? what disease is this indicative of?
endplate sclerosis
DDD
What modic type is this?
type 1
What modic type is this?
type 2
What modic type is this?
type 3
What disease is this?
pars defect/spondylolisthesis
What radiographic feature is this?
Schmorl’s nodes
What disease is this? What radiographic features make that so?
Scheuermann’s disease
disc space narrowing and endplate irregularity of at least 3 vertebra
Name the radiographic feature. What disease does this go with?
uncovertebral degeneration
DDD
What radiographic feature is this?
foraminal encroachment
What radiographic feature is this?
facet arthrosis
What radiographic feature is this?
facet arthrosis
What radiographic feature is present? What disease is this associated with?
disc calcification
DDD
What disease is this? What radiographic features make that diagnosis so?
DISH
ALL ossification
What disease is this? How can you tell the difference between this one and DISH?
Klippel-Feil
You can tell the difference because the ALL isn’t ossified and you cannot see discs in klippel feil
What disease is this? What does this cause?
OPLL
spinal canal stenosis
What is this?
Disc protrusion on MRI
What is this?
Disc extrusion
What is this?
Disc sequestration
What is the area of white called? What is it usually due to?
high intensity zone
usually caused by a fissure or tear of annulus
What radiographic feature is present? What diseases are associated with this?
arthritis mutilans
RA or psoriatic arthritis
What radiographic feature is shown in this xray? What disease is this associated with?
Baker’s cyst, seen in RA
What radiographic feature is this? What disease is this associated with?
Boutonniere deformity, RA
What is the diagnosis? What radiographic features tell you so?
RA
bare area erosions
symmetrical loss of joint space
deformity
subluxation
scapholunate advanced collapse of the wrists
ulnar styloid erosions
What radiographic feature is shown here? What disease is associated with this?
ulnar styloid erosions, RA
What is the diagnosis? What features let you know that?
RA, symmetrical erosion of the joint space
What is the diagnosis? What features make you certain?
RA, symmetrical loss of joint space
What is the diagnosis? What radiographic feature helps with this?
RA
no osteophytes
licked candystick appearance
What is the diagnosis? What radiographic features tell you so?
RA, bare area erosions, symmetrical loss of joint space
What is the most common reason someone would have this radiographic feature? What other features could tip you off to this diagnosis?
RA
occ-C1, C1-2 facet erosions
basilar invagination
potential neurological compromise
You see this radiograph on a 15 year old girl. What is the most likely diagnosis?
JRA
This radiograph is of a 9 year old girl. What is the most likely diagnosis if she also has periostitis and ballooning of the epiphysis?
JRA
What disease could this be associated with? What radiographic features can lead you to this?
ulnar deviation of fingers
minimal joint disease
bilateral and symmetrical
You see this radiograph on a person who has had multiple streptococcal infections. What could the diagnosis be?
Jaccoud’s
What radiographic features do you see? What is the possible diagnosis?
Acro-osteolysis, Scleroderma
What is the diagnosis?
sacroiliitis possibly due to AS
What radiographic features do you see?
ankylosing of the anterior vertebral body
What is the possible diagnosis?
osteitis condensans ilii (seen in post partum women)
What signs are present?
corner erosions (romanus lesions)
reactive sclerosis (shiny corner sign)
vertebral squaring (loss of anterior concavity)
what sign is present?
thin syndesmophytes (bamboo spine)
what sign is present?
dagger sign
what sign is present?
trolley track sign (z joint capsular ossification)
what is the most likely diagnosis?
enteropathic arthritis
What is the most likely diagnosis? What makes you think so?
chondrocalcinosis most likely due to CPPD, linear calcifications of the menisci
