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Imaging Circulatory Disturbances Flashcards

1
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What questions should be asked for vascular imaging?

A

What is the anatomy

Is there a leak

Is there a blockage

Can it be fixed

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What are anatomical vascular imaging?

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Plain films

Contrast angiography

Ultrasound

CT/MRI

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3
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What are functional vascular imaging?

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Radionuclide imaging

MRI functional imaging

Ultrasound

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What are some problems with vascular imaging?

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Soft tissue contrast (cannot see important structures like blood vessels and lumen of hollow viscera)

Functional significance of lesions

Is treatment effective

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What are the ideal properties of a manmade contrast agent in radiology?

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Has an attenuation the same as the surrounding tissues

Inexpensive

Inert (chemically inactive)

Equial distribution in and out of selected body compartments

Painless

Easy to use

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What does inert mean?

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Chemically inactive

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7
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What are some examples of different contrasts?

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Iodinated contrast

Parenteral iodinated contrast

Carbon dioxide

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8
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What does parenteral mean?

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Administered elsewhere than the mouth

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9
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What are advantages of iodinated contrast?

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Differential X-ray attenuation

Inert

Stable in selected body compartments

Painless

Easy to use

Cheap

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What are disadvantages of iodinated contrast?

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Major reactions

Renal dysfunction

Disturbance of thyroid metabolism

Disturbance of clotting

Seizures

Pulmonary oedema

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11
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What kind of contrast agent is carbon dioxide?

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Negative contrast agent (appears radiolucent due to low density, instead of typical substances that are radiopque with high density)

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12
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In what patients is using carbon dioxide as contrast useful?

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Patients with poor renal function

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13
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What is used to get contrast into vessels?

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Catheter angiography

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14
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What is the process of catheter angiography to get contrast into vessles?

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1) Vessel punctured and catheterised
2) Contrast injected using pump injector
3) Rapid series of images acquired

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15
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What are things that can be treated using intervention radiology (with minimal invasion)?

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Angiography/angioplasty

Embolisation

Catheter thrombolysis

Drainage of abscesses

Nephrostomy

Vertebroplasty

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16
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What is nephrostomy?

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An opening between the kidney and skin

17
Q

What is vertebroplasty?

A

Procedure to stabilising compression fractures in the spine

18
Q

What is a procedure for stabilising compression fractures in the spine?

A

Vertebroplasty

19
Q

When should angiography be used?

A

Short stenosis or occlusions

Sessile (immobile) or concentric (share the same centre) plaques

20
Q

Why is an advantage and disadvantage of angiography compared to surgery?

A

Not as long lasting, but not as dangerous

21
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What is angiography?

A

Imaging technique used to visualise the lumen of blood vessels and organs

22
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What is angioplasty?

A

Minimally invasive procedure used to widen arteries

23
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What are problems with angioplasty?

A

Occlusion

Dissection

Embolisation

Rupture

Infection

24
Q

What are advantages of ultrasound of vascular disturbances?

A

No radiation dose

Quick

Non-invasive

25
Q

What is a disadvantage of ultrasound of vascular disturbances?

A

Operator dependant

26
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How can you identify deep vein thrombosis using ultrasound?

A

When using ultrasound the vein is full of thrombus and is not compressible, whereas a normal vein has low pressure and is compressible

27
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What is radionuclide imaging of vascular disturbances used to show?

A

Perfusion or blood lose

28
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What are advantages of CT angiogram for vascular disturbances?

A

Gives information about other structures

Sensitive

29
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What are disadvantages of CT angiogram for vascular disturbances?

A

IV injection only

Radiation dose

High contrast dose

Expensive

30
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What are advantages of magnetic resonance angiography?

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Sensitive

Specific

No radiation

No nephrotoxic contrast

31
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What are disadvantages of MRI angiography?

A

Expensive

Needs state of the art machinery

High contrast cost

32
Q

What can be said about consent in radiology?

A

It is a process where the patient learns key facts about the investigation/treatment including risks before deciding to proceed, where informed consent continuous throughout the procedure

33
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Who should obtain consent in radiology from patients?

A

Not newly qualified doctors, the doctor performing the procedure should

34
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Why could renal failure be a contraindication to the use of certain contrast?

A

The contrast may induce nephropathy

35
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What kinds of adverse reactions could contrast agents induce?

A

Ranges from mild rash to severe such as acute anaphylaxis

May precipitate asthma

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