Radiology

Question 1

Foreign body in neck, what type of scan?

Answer 1

NasoEndoscopy

Question 2

What would plain radiography b used for?

Answer 2

bone/dentistry esp injury. OTP = Orthopantomograph = dentitian

Question 3

PLain radiograph contrast medium

Answer 3

barium (if unlikely to directly enter bloodstream)
or iodine based medium

Question 4

FOSIT investigations

Answer 4

flexiable nasoendoscope/barium swallow

Question 5

Post lyngectomy check iwith

Answer 5

iodine contrsat!! Not barium incase it ends up in the blood flow

Question 6

Sialograms show what?

Answer 6

salivary ducts using contrast medium

Question 7

What does Videofluroscopy show?

Answer 7

function, esp of swallow, often used with speach and language therapists etc to help

Question 8

What can US be used for in head and neck? WHat is Ultrasound good at telling us about?

Answer 8

soft tissue, and especially good for biopsies.

Question 9

Parathyroid investigatuoins

Answer 9

Calcium levels, serum parathormone, us to identify if mass and where, then sestamibi scan (nucler T99 injected. scan at 1 and 4 hours, should be out of thyroid at 4h, if not then is abnormality)

Question 10

What does SPECT CT show?

Answer 10

thyroid results of Sestamibi ontop of the ct scan

Question 11

What is IRMER?

Answer 11

regulations t control radiation doses

Question 12

CT COntrast used

Answer 12

same as for xray. Iodine,

Question 13

Outer/Middle ear/inner ear assessed by?

Answer 13

1,2,3… I (otoscope), CT, MRI…. Outer, middle, inner

Question 14

Proptosis can lead to blindness how?

Answer 14

stretching the optic nerve

Question 15

What contrast used in MRI?

Answer 15

one that’ll show up with magneticness, gadoliniium

Question 16

T1 sequence n MRI

Answer 16

Fat is bright

Question 17

T2 meaning

Answer 17

Fluid is bright

Question 18

Temporal mandibular joint dysfunctions

Answer 18

Closed lock (disc not ontop but infront)/opening click (as before but with persistance slips under disc)