Radiology

Question 1

What would be a contraindication for using a barium study?

Answer 1

If there was a concern that it could leak from the GI tract

Question 2

Injecting contrast media into salivary duct to aid visualisation

Answer 2

Sialogram

Question 3

Injection of contrast media into a hole to see where it leads

Answer 3

Sinogram

Question 4

Rounded areas are seen in sialogram of salivary gland in which condition?

Answer 4

Sjogren’s syndrome

Question 5

Videofluroscopy can be used to analyse the fuction of swallow in patients with this device. It allows increased volume of oesophageal speech in patients with their larynx removed

Answer 5

Blom-Singer valve

Question 6

Injection of a radiopaque substance which is designed to be taken up by the tissue one wishes to view

Answer 6

Sestamibi scan

Question 7

Which is the most appropriate investigation for problems of (a) external ear (b) middle ear (c) inner ear

Answer 7

(a) Otoscope (accessible for otoscope)
(b) CT scan (mostly bone and air)
(c) inner ear (mostly soft tissue)

Question 8

What substance can be used for contrast media in an MRI scan

Answer 8

Gadolunium

Question 9

Injection of FDG which will be taken up by cancer cells(as they metabolise glucose faster), this leads to areas with cancer to light up on the image

Answer 9

PETCT