Leicester course notebook notes Flashcards
Iodine 131 is used. If seen in another organ of a patient post thyroidectomy which organ would make you suspect there is malignant spread? (Options: Lung, Liver, bladder, stomach, salivary gland)
Lung does uptake but only minimally.
Liver, gb, urinary tract,
stomach, breast.
High DWI signal and Low ADC in frontal parietal lobe. High DWI and high ADC signal in medial posterior temporal lobe
What are the locations of insult.
What are the timeframes of the insult
Fronto parietal - MCA
Medial posterior temporal- PCA
High DWI and Low ADC - acute infarct
High DWI and High ADC - old
Temporal lobe blood supply
anterior portion is MCA
posterior is PCA
Patient with a facial rash, seizures and splenic adenoma. What is the other associated finding?(options: bilateral scwhanomas, optic glioma, angioma, haemangioblastoma, SEGA
(Answer: ?Giant cell astrocytoma secondary to tuberous sclerosis) (tuberous scerlosis was not mentioned in the stem)
Tarlov Cyst?
also called perineural cysts
Extra dural, but contain neural tissue
common 5%, mostly women.
wyrinx ax to
myelomeningocele and ciahri I and II
Dandy walker syndrome
Klipper-Feil
do mucoceles enhance
in the peripherary only (variable if they do not)
Peripheral enhancement of mass in maxillary sinus with dumbbell protrusion from osteum.
peripheral enhacning mass in the sinus is a mucocele
dubell protrusion would be considered an atrochonal mass but these require no contrast, expand the ostium rather than be a dumbell
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
asphenopalatine foramen
which is the medial border of the pterygoopalatine fossa
what are the MRI features of saggital sinus thrombosis
iso T1, hypo T2 (mimic a flow void)
subacute will be high T1.
carotid dissection best MR iaging
T1 - no contrast
CT haemorrhage, how does density change
blood is iso to brain at 2 weeks.
MRI findings of mesial temporal sclerosis
reduced hippocampal volume: hippocampal atrophy
increased T2 signal
what are the fisher scores for sub arachnoid haemorrhage
1 - no blood seen
2 - <1mm
3 - >1mm
4 - intraventricular
Carotid artery stenosis score
Normal - <125cm/s
50% - 130cm
> 230cm /s 70% stenosis .
skull fracture, likley nerves to damage
1 and 2
Thyroid US parameters for U5 badnessx
solid hypoechoic with a lobulated or irregular outline and microcalcification
papillary carcinoma
solid hypoechoic with a lobulated or irregular outline and globular calcification
medullary carcinoma
intranodular vascularity
taller than wide axially (AP>ML)
characteristic associated lymphadenopathy
normal pituitary on MRI
The posterior pituitary has
-intrinsic high T1 signal
- hypointense signal on T2 weighted images
Anterior is iso on both T1 and T2
craniopharyngioma in kids
Adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas are WHO grade 1 tumors of the pituitary region typically presenting as cystic masses with peripheral calcifications in children.
wet keratin
papillary craniopharyngioma
adults
plagiocephaly
lamboid and/or coronal
chiari 1 is ax to
Klippel Feil
how does penumbra relate to DWI and PWI
Penumbra is PWI area that is bigger than the DWI
cn7 NORMAL ENHANCEMENT LOCATION for normal nerve
CANICULAR
and between tympanic and mastoid
MS plaques on T2
bright
rubella infction congenital
deaf and blind
VSD and Tet of Fallot
ventricular megaly with periventricular calc
CMV brain infeciton congential
basal calc
periventricular calc
cerebral atrophy
do meningiomas haemorrhage
nno
do meningiomas cause local oedema
60% of them do yes
describe anatomy of the basal ganglia
caudate nucleus, pallidus and putamen
Striatum - all three
Lentifrom nucleus is - pallidus and putamen
Neostriatum is caudate and pallidus.
Toxo post contrast enhacnement
nodular and ring pattern
what are the liver fatty lesions
HCC
Adenoma
AML
types of hepatic adenoma
inflammatory - common and bleedy
HNF1alpha - second commonest, ax with the pill
b catenin - ax with FAP and anabolic steroids
Adenoma contrast enhancenemt
arterial enhance, hold onto the contrast until delayed when they go iso
Is AFP alwasys high in HCC
no
only 60%
Liver differentials for a hypervascular lesion
HCC
FNH
Adenoma
NET
cholangiocarcinoma enhancement pattern
gradual
irregular peripheral enhancement at beginning
capsular retraction and intra hepatic duct dilatation
why does a cirrhotic liver not get mets
portal hypertension
autoimmune pancreatitis - symptoms
no pain
weight loss
jaundice
new dm
bowel accordiion sign
pseudomembranous colitits
oesophagus stricture in upper oesophagus
plummer vinson - risk of cancer
iron deficient anaemia
HNPPC is ax with what syndrome
Lynch
Paeds UTI - what is counted as repeat UTI
3 lower
2 upper
1 upper and 1 lower
what constitutes paeds UTI atypical
non ecoli
not responded to abx
high Cr
brachicephaly
loss of coronol sutures
oxycephaly
coronol and saggital is lost
turricephaly
all of them
when to do a 1hr paeds CT head
?NAI
seizure
GCS low
?fracture
neuro deficit
or multiple of
- mechanism
- >3 vomitting
- LOC
paeds trauma - CT abdo if
bruising
tenderness
tachy unexplained
cystic bones lesions
FOGMACHINES
FD
Osteblastoma
GCT
Mets
ABC
Chondroblastoma
Hyperparathyroidism browns tumour
Infection
NOF
EG / Enchondroma
Simple bone cyst
Sequestrations difference in arterial feeding
INtra - one large systemic feeding
Extra - systemic but multiple small ones
CPM
intra seq
extra seq
which will appear as an echogenic mass
CPM
Extra
cut offs for secondary sexual charachteristics for boys and girls by age
boys < 8
girls <9
where is a cannatal cyst found
at the level of the frontal horns
anterior to foramen of munro
need to differentiate from periventricular leukomalacia and pseudocysts of the germinal matrix
what are pseudocysts of the germinal matrix
next to the foramen munro
pre term or term
caviating cysts of the germinal matrix, often due to haemorrhage.
where are subependymal cysts found
under/by the germinal matrix (under the ventricles)
PVL nenoate has to be under how many weeks
34
who looks after LCH patients
oncology
differential for infundibulum thickneing
Germinoma
LCH
in adults
neurosarcoid
mets
lymphoma
hypophysitis
causes of vertebra plana
infection
mets/myeloma
EG
Lymphoma
Trauma
atrial appendages - which is tubular
LEFT
hyparterial bronchus is found
polysplenia
ie in L heterotaxy
Hyparterial means bronchus under the artery.
higher left hilum as pulmonary vessel rides over the top
baby
group b strep cxr appearance
patchy bilateral
?effusion
posterior vertebrla scalloping and middle beaking
achondroplasia
small SI joints with notches
achondroplasia
hypoplasia of C1 arch
downs
rectosigmoid junction ratio should be
> 1
what is a rhabdoid tumour?
in kidneys affects kids age 1-2
big mass, v aggressive.
how to differnetiate rhabdoid from WIlms
when differentiating from Wilms
subcapsular fluid collections
tumour lobules separated by hypoattenuating areas of necrosis or haemorrhage
calcifications
liver
mesenchymal hamartoma has what appearance
cystic
mesenchymal hamartoma lesions are found in what age group
infant
doulbe aortic arch impression is higher on the
right
features of decreased success rate in intusseption
trapped fluid
low vascularity
pathological leadpoint
sbo
old child
rectal bleeding
long duratin of symptoms
what is the imaging pattern for skeletal survey
do within 72hours and follow up in 11-14 days.
is CT head a part of the skeletal survey dfor NAI
only if under 1
(otherwise only if head trauma exists)
Berry aneurysms are ax with
Marfans
PCKD
Ehlos Danlos
NF1
does toxoplasmosis have an irregular nodular ring
yes
autoimmune limbic encephalitis ax to
Non small cell lung cancer
Cord ependymoma vs astrocytoma
astrocytoma is ECCENTRIC (ependymoma is middle)
Ependymoma has a haemosiderin cap. also adults.
Progressive supranuclear palsy get what in midbrin
atrophy - hummingbird
Mickey mouse sign
Flattening of the hippocampal digitations
Medial temporal sclerosis
leriche syndrome
abdominal aorta constriction
investigate May Thurners
do MR
Intermittent claudication treatment
conservative exercise programme
CIA occlusion
stent
CFA stenosis or occlusion
surgery CFA endarterectomy
INfrainguinal occlusion / stenosis tx
ANGIOPLASTY
FRESH OCCLUSION WHAT TO DO ?
bypass and thrombectomy
can’t go IR as risk of showering
global endocardial
cardiac mri
AMyloid
systemic sclerosis
post transplant
MRI
IRON OVERLOAD HAEMOCHROMATOSIS/
SSC/THAL
VARIABLE T2 STAR – DECAY TIME
TE <10ms severe
>20 ms normal
T2 hypointesity of
liver
Cardiac MRI tehcniques
Shimming
Parallel imaging
Phase swap
Prospective triggering
Shimming - reduce susceptibility artefact
Parallel imaging - reduce acquisition time
Phase swap - to reduce wrap
Prospective triggering = address heart rate variability
black blood sequence is what type
TSE
White blood seqwuences are what type
SSFP
what is given for stress MRI
Adenosine
myxoma preferred location
interatrial septum
cardiac sarcoma preferred location
right atrium
- Thymoma vs thymic/lymphoid hyperplasia
– MR in characterizing
lesion – please note thymic hyperplasia may be demonstrate increased uptake on FDG PET
thymic hperplasia has fat
bronchogenic vs oesophageal duplication cyst
ODC - thicker wall, contain gastric mucosa. closer to oesophagus
the dilated chamber is the chamber that receives the most blood in
diastole