Radiology Flashcards
What are we looking at with the FDG/PET scan?
a. flow through the brain
b. inhibitory synapse activity
c. excitatory synapse activity
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
Glucose comsumption
FDG/PET scan in focal epileptic seizure:
a. increased activity in the interictal focus
b. reduced activity in the interictal focus
c. reduced activity in the focus during an attack
d. increased activity in the hemisphere during an attack
e. increased activity in the whole brain during a seizure
b. reduced activity in the interictal focus
What is measured by FDG/PET brain imaging?
a. Afferent synaptic activity of neurons
a. Afferent synaptic activity of neurons
What are we looking for with CT perfusion after acute ischaemic stroke?
a. Area of reversible ischaemic stroke - penumbro
a. Area of reversible ischaemic stroke - penumbro
Claims about DSAs:
a. is the least invasive test to detect vascular malformations in the spinal
canal
b. is the most accurate test for the visualization of vascular
malformations in the spinal canal
c. has a lower spatial resolution than CTA
d. has poor spatial resolution from the MRA
e. is only a morphological examination of the spinal veins, as it does not
show the dynamics of the flows
b. is the most accurate test for the visualization of vascular
malformations in the spinal canal
CT and CTA image of someone with endocarditis and bleeding in the brain
a. mycotic aneurysm
b. aneurysm due to hypertension
a. mycotic aneurysm
First investigation for SAH:
a. CT
b. MRI
c. DSA
d. lumbar puncture
a. CT
MRI for Alzheimer’s, what is MTA?
a. medial temporal lobe atrophy index.
a. medial temporal lobe atrophy index.
The advantage of CT scanning for haemorrhage:
a. Price
b. price and speed
c. speed
d. Accessibility
e. c and d
e. c and d
MRA is imaged with gadolinium. pMRI is imaged with gadolinium. Only pregnant
women are imaged.
a. all incorrect
b. all correct
c. first two correct, last one incorrect
c. first two correct, last one incorrect
Man in coma after cardiac arrest. Which investigation tells the most about prognosis:
a. CT brain
b. EEG
c. Cardiac ultrasound
d. value of CK
b. EEG
DSA is the gold standard for cerebral vascular imaging. It is both a diagnostic and
a therapeutic method.
a. both statements are correct
b. the first statement is correct, the second is incorrect
c. both statements are incorrect
a. both statements are correct
X-ray of the leg with plates and screws, what not to do:
a. RTG
b. MRI
c. lumbar puncture
d. EEG
e. myelography
b. MRI
In which case is CT less sensitive than MRI?
a. For medulla injuries.
a. For medulla injuries.
When would I do a Doppler carotid?
a. someone who has recurrent left and right-sided TIAs,
b. unilateral TIAs only
c. all of the above
c. all of the above
CT with hyperdense lesions left occipital. What do you find in the patient:
a. right homonymous hemianopsia
a. right homonymous hemianopsia
MRI with hyperintense intramedullary lesion at C2. Which is definitely NOT the reason:
a. multiple sclerosis
b. tumour
c. myelitis
d. C2 radiculopathy
d. C2 radiculopathy
In functional radiological imaging, the image or signal is provided by the
random movement of water molecules in the tissue:
a. MRI perfusion
b. MRI diffusion
c. MRI spectroscopy
d. T2-weighted MRI
e. all of the above
b. MRI diffusion