Radiology

Question 1

6 imaging modalities

Answer 1

CT, MRI, plain radiograph, nuclear medicine, contrast studies, ultrasound

Question 2

What 3 things are plain radiographs good to look at?

Answer 2

soft lateral tissues of the neck
facial view - bones in trauma
OPT - dental assessment

Question 3

2 contrasts used

Answer 3

barium and iodine based water soluble contrast media

Question 4

Why is iodine water soluble contrast media used?

Answer 4

Risk of anastomotic leak

Question 5

sialograms

Answer 5

contrast imaging of salivary glands/ducts eg calculus

Question 6

Sinograms

Answer 6

contrast imaging for sinuses

Question 7

Videofluoroscopy - what part of MDT would be present?

Answer 7

speech therapist

Question 8

videofluoroscopy - what can be assessed?

Answer 8

blom-singer valve

Question 9

3 uses of ultrasound

Answer 9

US guided FNA
cystic vs solid
vascularity - Doppler

Question 10

CT - disadvantage and advantage

Answer 10

radiation

bony detail

Question 11

MRI advantages

Answer 11

tissue, no radiation

Question 12

3 nuclear medicine scans

Answer 12

PET, isotope bone scan, (para)thyroid

Question 13

PET-CT - 3 uses

Answer 13

recurrence of disease
identify primary tumour site
response to treatment

Question 14

radiopharmaceutical tagger used in PET

Answer 14

FDG