Soft tissue final Flashcards
1
Q
Mediastinal devisions
A
- Anterior (lateral)
- posterior (lateral)
- superior (lateral and PA)
- inferior (lateral)
2
Q
DDx anterior mediastinum
A
- Thymic abnormality
- lymphoma
- Teratoma
- Substernal goiter
3
Q
DDX middle mediastinum
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- Aneurysm
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- Lymphadenopathy
- Bronchogenic cyst
4
Q
DDX Posterior mediastinum
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- Hiatal hernia
- Paravertebral mass
- Neurogenic tumor
- Meningocele
5
Q
clues for anterior mediastinal issue
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- anterior clear space is not clear
2. larger mediastinal shadow on PA
6
Q
Facts about concretions
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- stones or liths of the abdomen
- MC in veins of pelvic bowl, gallbladder, collecting system of urinary tract
- occasionally in appendix
7
Q
Where do concretions develop?
A
in the lumen of hollow organs or structures
8
Q
What do concretions look like?
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- round/oval
- uniformly opaque, lucent with opaque border, or opaque with a central lucency or laminated
- smooth and continuous outer border
9
Q
Why do concretions form?
A
stasis, precipitation of crystals or blood clot formation
10
Q
Conduit wall calcification facts?
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- walls of tubular structures
- forms parallel tracks on film
- MC in arteries
- abdominal aorta, common iliac, splenic artery
11
Q
Cystic pattern of calcification facts?
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- calcification in wall of fluid filled sturcture or mass = curved line
- usually not continuous
- MC is aneurysm
12
Q
Mass-like-pattern of calcification
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- usually irregular pattern with discontinuous border
- density overall is mottled or amorphous (sometimes whorled)
- Uterine fibroid, nephrocalcinosis
13
Q
Where should the right hemidiaphragm be at for a proper chest film?
A
at 10th posterior rib
14
Q
ABCS for chest films?
A
ABDOMEN
BONE
CARDIOVASCULAR
SOFT TISSUES
15
Q
Which hemidiaphragm is higher on a PA chest film?
A
the right but equal is okay
