Imaging of MSK I & II Flashcards
What are:
Radiolucent
Radio-opaque?
dark
light
inside bone: 2 types:
cortical
cancellous/trebeculae bone
how many epiphyses in head of humerus?
3
What can be mis diagnosed as fracture? 3 things
epiphyses
ossification centre
nutrient foramen
3 types of joints
synovial
cartilaginous
fibrous (skull suture)
shoulder complex ideal position to take radiograph?
slight external rotation
MRI what are the 3 fundamental tissue properties?
proton density
T1: fluid dark
T2: fluid bright
advantages of plain films?
positioning: get standing views
cheap
less radiation
good overview
how long for MRI to scan a joint?
~20 minutes
Fat suppressed in T1 or T2?
T2
What structures on x-ray see better on internal rotation?
humeral head
What structures on x-ray see better on external rotation?
greater tuberosity
3 main views for elbow?
AP
lateral
AP oblique
what happens if you have elevated fat pads on x-ray in your coranoid/olecranon fossa?
joint effusion
When does capitulum first appear?
1st year