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  • Modality:
    • FLAIR (left) and DWI (right) MRI (noncontrast sequences)
    • Region: brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign: hypertintense lesion representing edema and restricted diffusion in the territory of the right basal ganglions
  • Diagnosis: small acute infarction
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  • Modality:
    • DWI MRI (left) and
    • 3D TOF (time-of-flight) angiography (noncontrast sequences)
  • Region: brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • significant hyperintensity (representing restricted diffusion) in the right parietal lobe with concomitant abrupt filling defect at the right middle cerebral artery
  • Diagnosis:
    • large acute infarction, acute thrombosis of the right middle cerebral artery
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  • Modality: Non-enhanced CT, brain window setting
    • (window level: 40 HU; window width: 80 HU)
  • Region: Brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • (blue area) : Cortical-subcortical border disappeared/blurred due to edema
    • (yellow arrow) : “hyperdense media”-sign – acute thrombosis of the right middle cerebral artery
  • Diagnosis:
    • Subacute ischaemia in the territory of the right MCA
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  • Modality:
    • Non-enhanced CT,
    • brain window setting (window level: 40 HU; window width: 80 HU)
  • Region: Brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Extensive hypodense (20-25 HU) brain parenchyma,
    • concomitant dilatation of the right lateral ventricle (arrows) due to brain tissue loss;
    • green arrow : calcifications of the choroideal plexuses (common finding)
  • Diagnosis:
    • Chronic ischemic lesion in the territory of right MCA

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  • Modality:
    • Non-enhanced CT,
    • brain window setting (window level: 40 HU; window width: 80 HU)
  • Region: Brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Large hyperdense area (density: 60-70 HU) extending into the ventricles, slight midline shift to the right and compressed right lateral ventricle due to mass effect (yellow arrow)
  • Diagnosis:
    • Acute cerebral apoplexy, most commonly caused by hypertensive crisis

apoplexy : unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke.

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  • Modality:
    • T2W MRI and 3D TOF angiography (noncontrast)
  • Region: brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • enlarged “flow-void” on T2W MRI,
    • circumscribeddilatation of the right internal carotid artery on TOF
  • Diagnosis: aneurysm of theright internal carotid artery (cavernous part)
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  • Modality: Non-enhanced CT
  • Region: Brain, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Cast-like hyperdensity filling the basal cisterns and sulci (normal hypodens, liquor-filled cysterns can be observed on the right image)
  • Diagnosis:
    • Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage, most commonly due to a berry aneurysm rupture
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  • Modality:
    • left –SWI axial MRI(magnitude image);
    • middle –T2WI axial MRI;
    • right –T1W sagittal MRI, noncontrast sequences
  • Region:
    • Brain, axial and sagittal views
  • Radiologic sign:
    • crescent-shaped hyperintense area on all sequences in the subdural space
  • Diagnosis:
    • left-sided subdural hematoma, most commonly caused by the rupture of the bridge veins
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  • Modality:
    • Non-enhanced CT ;
    • left – brain window setting (window level: 40 HU; window width: 80 HU),
    • right – bone window setting (window level: 600 HU; window width: 2800 HU)
  • Region:
    • Brain, axial views
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Lens-shaped hyperdense mass and skull vault fracture at the identical position (yellow arrow)
  • Diagnosis: Right-sided epidural hematoma
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  • Modality:
    • left panels –noncontrastCT,
    • right panels –CE T1WI MRI (upper–sagittalview, lower–axialview) after iv. gadolinium administration
  • Region:
    • Brain, axial and sagittalviews
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Intraaxialparenchymal mass with rim-enhancement, which compresses the right lateral ventricle (arrow);
    • MRI’s superior soft tissue resolution over CT’s is clearly oservable
  • Diagnosis: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)

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  • Modality:
    • left – DWI MRI;
    • middle – CE T1W SE with fat saturation MRI after iv. gadolinium administration;
    • right – T2W fatsat MRI (axial view)
  • Region: Brain, axial views
  • Radiologic sign:
    • bilateral enhancing intrabulbar masses,
    • restricted diffusion
  • Diagnosis: bilateral retinoblastoma
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  • Modality:
    • Non-enhanced MRI
    • (left: T1WI sagittal,
    • center: T2WI sagittal,
    • right: T2WI axial)
  • Region:
    • Lumbar spine
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Btw L2/3 hypointense(signing low water content) discprotrudesinto the spinal canal (yellow arrow)
  • Diagnosis:
    • Discherniation between L2 and L3 level; dehydrated disc(s)
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  • Modality:
    • left – T1W fatsat postcontrast MRI after iv. gadolinium administration;
    • right – T2W fatsat MRI (sagittal view)
  • Region: thoracic spine
  • Radiologic sign:
    • epidural enhancing mass at the level of Th 9-12th vertebras,
    • no signal loss on fatsat image;
    • non-enhancing fluid signal intensity inside of the mass
  • Diagnosis: epidural abscess
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Modality:
Noncontrast CT

Region:
Upper abdomen, axial views

Radiologic sign:
-Diffusely & homogenously decreased density (cca. -20 HU) of the liver
(normal density is cca. 50-60 HU).
-The vessels (blue arrows) → denser -relative to the liver parenchyma-

Diagnosis:
Steatosis Hepatis (Fatty liver)

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  • Modality:
    • Contrast-enhanced CT,
    • portal phase,
    • iv. iodine-based contrast agent
  • Region: Upper abdomen, axial view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Multiple hypoenhancing lesions of the liver, normal spleen
  • Diagnosis: Multiple liver metastases (most commonly from colon adenocc.)
  • Modality :
    • Liver ultrasound with convex probe (3.5-5 MHz),
    • B-mode
  • Region: Liver, right subcostal view
  • Radiologic sign: Hypoechoic lesions of the liver
  • Diagnosis: Multiple liver metastases
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Modality:
FDG PET-CT (right panel: non-contrast CT) → 18(F)-fluoro-deoxy-glucose

Region:
upper abdomen, axial view

  • *Sign:**
  • increased focal uptake in the liver
  • physiological high up take in the kidney

Diagnosis:
Malignant tumor → colorectal cc. metastasis → liver

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  • Modality:
    • PET-CT, 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) radiotracer;
    • Hybrid imaging method: PET – metabolic activity,
    • CT – morphology
  • Region:
    • Whole-body, coronal view
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Increased fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake in liver and pubic bone,
    • high physiologic activity is shown in the bladder (normal finding)
  • Diagnosis:
    • Multiple metastases (liver, pubic bone)
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  • *Modality:**
  • left –contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) after iv. microbubble administration (arterial phase)
  • right–CEUS, late phase

Region:
liver right subcostal view

  • *Radiologic sign:**
  • Hepatic mass (peripheral nodular enhancement) -in the arterial phase- (L)
  • complete filling in the late phase (R)

Diagnosis:
Hepatic hemangioma

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  • Modality:
    • Digital subtraction angiography (DSA), intraarterial iodine-based contrast agent; noncontrast CT (inlet)
  • Region: Upper abdomen, liver
  • Radiologic sign:
    • large hepatic mass in the righ lobe with intensive arterial supply, (hyperdense mass after embolization - inlet);
    • selective catheterization of the right hepatic artery
  • Diagnosis:
    • transcatheter arterial embolization of a giant hepatic hemangioma with Lipiodol; Lipiodol appears hyperdense on the noncontrast CT
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  • Modality:
    • left – Noncontrast CT,
    • right – Contast-enhanced CT, iv. iodine-based contrast agent
  • Region: Upper abdomen
  • Radiologic sign:
    • Enlarged pancreas with indistinct margins;
    • yellow arrow: Enhancing head – living tissue;
    • red arrow : Non-enhancing body necrosis
    • increased density of the surrounding mesenterial fat (fat necrosis);
    • decreased liver density (see Image 14)
  • Diagnosis: Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; fatty liver
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Modality:“mDIXON” dynamic contrast-enhanced MR after iv. gadolinium
(noncontrast, arterial phase, portal phase, venous phase)

Region:
upper abdominal MR study (axial view)

  • *Radiologic sign:**
  • large hepatic mass
  • intensive arterial enhancement
  • no „wash-out”
  • non-enhancing/hypointense central scar (red arrow)

Diagnosis:
hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH)

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  • *Modality:**
  • Ultrasound of gallbladder with convex probe (3.5–5 MHz)
  • B-mode
  • *Region:**
  • Gallbladder
  • right subcostal view
  • *Radiologic sign:**
  • Yellow arrow → Echo-dense structure in the gallbladder lumen, with acoustic shadowing
  • Red arrow → Thick, stratified, oedematous wall

Diagnosis:
Acute cholecystitis with gallstone

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  • Modality:
    • T2W MRI, axial plane (left);
    • 3D MRCP (heavily T2-weighted sequence), coronal plane (right), noncontrast study
  • Region:
    • upper abdominal MR study, axial (left) and
    • coronal (right) views
  • Radiologic sign:
    • filling defect in the common bile duct
  • Diagnosis: choledocholithiasis
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  • *Modality:**
  • yellow → Sonogram of the appendix -linear 7,5–10 MHzprobe-
  • Green → convex 3,5-5 MHz probe -B-mode-
  • Red: power Doppler
  • *Region:**
  • Appendix
  • longitudinal and cross-sectional views
  • *Radiologic sign:**
  • -yellow →* Small amount of free periappendiceal fluid is also present (yellow arrow).
  • green → Thickened (more than 6 mm), non-compressible tubular structure
  • -red arrow →* showing signs of edema and hyperVascularisation

Diagnosis:
Acute appendicitis

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* **Modality:** * left – PA chest radiograph, frontal projection (upright position); * right – noncontrast CT, axial view * **Region:** * **​**Chest, upper abdomen * **Radiologic sign:** * Crescents of radiolucency under the hemidiaphragms (red arrows), * free air accumulation at the convexity of the liver and at the liver hilum, its density is -1000 HU (right panel, red arows); * perihepatic and perisplenic free fluid, its density is 0 HU (yellow arrows) * **Diagnosis**: Free abdominal air (due to perforation of luminal abdominal organ)
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.**Modality:** *-left image →* Abdominal plain radiograph, standing posture; *-right image →* Contrast-enhanced CT scan, iv. iodine-based contrast agent **Region:** Abdomen and pelvis * *Radiologic sign:** - *yellow arrows →* Distended colon with air–fluid levels. In the sigmoid colon an obstructing contrast-enhancing mass - *red arrow →* In the sigmoid colon an obstructing contrast-enhancing mass (conglomerate is shown) **Diagnosis:** Large-bowel obstruction caused by sigmoid cancer
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* **Modality:** Barium swallow test, fluoroscopy * **Region:** Esophagus * **Radiologic sign:** * Outpouching (red arrow) filled with contrast material near the pharyngo-esophageal junction; * air-fluid level (yellow arrow) in the outpouching; * dilated, sclerotic aorta (green arrow); * glass with contrast material (blue arrow) * **Diagnosis**: Zenker diverticulum
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* *Modality:** * *-***left* -Barium enema study, double-contrast method(barium and air) - *right*–contrast-enhanced CT, venous phase, iv. iodine-based contrast agent * *Region:** * *-**Abdomen - axial view * *Radiologic sign:** * *-**Annular irregular stenosis & bowel wall thickening (apple-core sign) - Tumorous infiltration of the surrounding fat (increased density) **Diagnosis:** Colon adenocarcinoma
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* **Modality:** * **​**DWI MR (left), * dynamic mDIXON contrast-enhanced MR (middle) after iv. gadolinium, * T2W MRI (right) * **Region:** * **​**pelvic MR study, * axial view (left) and * sagittal view (right) * **Radiologic sign:** * thickened rectal wall/intraluminal mass with intensive contrast enhancement and * concomitant restricted diffusion (red arrow); local staging MRI * **Diagnosis**: rectal adenocarcinoma
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**Modality:** Low-dose _non-enhanced_ CT scan * *Region:** - abdomen - coronal view **Radiologic sign:** JuxtaVesical hyperdensity -in the L.Ureter **Diagnosis:** JuxtaVesical stone
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* **Modality:** Contrast-enhanced CT; arterial phase * **Region:** Abdomen * **Radiologic sign:** Enlarged right kidney with patchy hypoenhancement * **Diagnosis:** Acute pyelonephritis * **Modality:** Kidney ultrasound with convex probe (3.5–5 MHz), B mode & color Doppler * **Region**: Abdomen * **Radiologic sign:** Enlarged right kidney shows ill-marginated central echo group and parenchymal hypovascularisation * **Diagnosis**: Acute pyelonephritis (right side)
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**Modality:** **-***yellow*: Non-enhanced CT, *the rest:* Multiphase contrast-enhanced CT (early arterial, portal and venous phase) -iv. iodine-based contrast agent * *Region:** - Abdomen - retroperitoneum * *Radiologic sign:** - *Yellow arrow →* Aortic aneurysm with wall calcifications - *Blue arrown →* hypoDense wall thrombus, - *Red arrow →* hyperdense retroperitoneal fluid collection **Diagnosis:** Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
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* **Modality:** * aortic CT angiography; * **Region**: * chest; left – coronal view, * right – sagittal view, iv. iodine-based contrast agent * **Radiologic sign:** * intima flap (yellow arrow), * crescent-shaped false lumen (green arrow), * oval true lumen (blue arrow). * True lumen is denser due to its higher contrast agent concentration. * **Diagnosis:** * Stanford A aortic dissection, affecting the left subclavian artery (red arroW)
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**Modality:** T2W MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the prostate (after iv. gadolinium contrast agent administration) * *Region:** - Pelvis - axial views * *Radiologic sign:** - *Yellow* → T2 hypointensity in the peripheral zone; - *Red →* intensive contrast-enhencing mass in the same area - *Blue →* normal central zone **Diagnosis:** prostate adenocarcinoma
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* **Modality:** * **​** PA (left) and * lateral (right) chest radiograph; * hard-beam technique (120–140 kV) * **Region:** * chest, pleura * **Radiologic sign**: * Decreased transparency at the right lung base showing a meniscus-shaped contour on the right side. * Diaphragm and lateral sinuses cannot be differentiated on the right. * Left side is normal. * **Diagnosis:** Right-sided pleural effusion
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* **Modality**: * Chest radiograph in frontal projection(PA-film) * **Region**: * Chest, pleura * **Radiologic sign**: * Peripheralspace is radiolucent with no lung markings(yellow *arrow*); * visible visceral pleural line (*blue arrow*); * partially collapsed leftlungbasis (red arrow); * slight mediastinal shift to theright; * left diaphragm and lateral sinus cannot be differentiated. * **Diagnosis:** * Left-sided pneumothorax and hydrothorax
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* Modality: * Bedside chest radiograph (AP radiograph) * Region: Chest, lung * Radiologic sign: * Decreased tranparency (consolidation) in the right upper lobe with radiolucent aerobronchogram (red arrow) * left-sided jugular catheter, ECG electrodes * Diagnosis: * Right-sided lobar pneumonia in the upper lobe
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* **Modality**: * Contrast-enhanced chest CT, * lung window setting (right panel); * mediastinal window setting (left panel), * iv. iodine-basedcontrastagent * **Region:** Chest, axial views * **Radiologic sign:** * **​**Air-containing *(red arrow)* fluid collection with * thick enhancing rim (*yellow arrow*) * **Diagnosis**: * Left-sided lung abscess
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* **Modality:** * left image – PA chest radiograph (upright); * right image – post-contrast chest CT; lung window setting, iv. iodine-based contrast agent * **Region:** Chest, lung * **Radiologic sign:** * Multiple soft tissue lesions showing different size and rounded shape (yellow arrows), number of nodules is higher at the base than the apex due to its higher perfusion. * **Diagnosis:** * Multiple lung metastases
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* **Modality:** * LEFT: **​**PET-CT; 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) radiotracer fused image * Right: non-enhanced chest CT bone window, core biopsy * **Region**:Chest, lung * Radiologic sign: * Increased18F-FDG uptake in the right apical mass; * CT-guided core biopsy from the right apical mass * **Diagnosis:** * **​**Pancoast tumor, thoracic core biopsy
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* **Modality:** * HRCT of the lung (noncontrast study), lung window * **Region**: * Chest, lung, axial view * **Radiologic sign:** * **​**Bilateral dorsobasal honeycombing pattern (yellow arrow), * traction bronchiectasis (green arrow) * **Diagnosis:** * Pulmonary fibrosis
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* **Modality:** * Pulmonary CT-angiography (contrast-enhanced series in pulmonary arterial phase), iv. iodine-based contrast agent * **Region**: * Chest, axial views at the level of the pulmonary bifurcation * **Radiologic sign:** * Large hypodense filling defects in the pulmonary arteries at both sides. * **Diagnosis**: * Bilateral pulmonary embolism
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* **Modality:** * Lower extremity venous ultrasound, linear probe (7,5-10 MHz), * B-mode and Color-Doppler mode (right panel) * **Region:** * V. femoral superficial and popliteal vein; * Left image - transverse section, * right image – transverse section * **Radiologic sign:** * Veins are filled with hypoechoic thrombus, the lumen is non-compressible demonstrating no flow (lack of Doppler–signal); * beneath the popliteal artery has normal flow signal (green arrow) * **Diagnosis**: * Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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* *Modality:** - Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) - Catheter angiography, intra-arterial iodine-based contrast agent **Region:** carotid bifurcation * *Radiologic sign:** * left image →* Significant internal carotid artery stenosis - *center image →* balloon dilatation and stenting, - *right image →* Control angiography, normal flow **Diagnosis:** Carotid angioplasty and _stenting_ of a significant carotid stenosis
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* **Modality:** * Digital subtraction angiography (DSA), Catheter angiography, intraarterial iodine-based contrast agent * **Region**: * Lower extremity, popliteal artery * **Radiologic sign**: * left image – Significant right popliteal artery stenosis (yellow arrow), collateral circulation; * right image – Control angiography after balloon dilatation (NO stents were used), collateral circulation is diminished * **Diagnosis:** * **​**Chronic popliteal artery stenosis, balloon angioplasty (PTA)
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* *Modality:** - fluoroscopy - iv. iodine-based contrast agent * *Region:** * *-**upper abdomen, liver * *Radiologic sign:** - y*ellow arrow →* Stent - *red arrow →* placement between the portal and hepatic v - *blue arrow →* hepatic vein to create a lasting connection for the purpose of decreasing the portal pressure. * *Diagnosis:** - TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt) in liver fibrosis - proper contrast filling of the stent
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* **Modality**: * ankle X-ray – lateral view (left image), * CT 3D reconstruction (right image) * **Region:** Left ankle * **Radiologic sign:** * **​**abrupt discontinuity of the cortex of the calcaneus, lucent fracture lines * **Diagnosis:** * Comminuted fracture of the calcaneus. (Lover’s fracture or Don Juan-fracture)
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* *Modality:** - *left →* X-ray of the left knee in two projection - *middle →* PD FS (proton density fatsat) - *right →* T1W post-contrast MRI **Region:** Left knee, lateral view (radiograph), coronal views (MRI) * *Radiologic sign:** - Inhomogeneous destructive metaphyseal lesion of the left femur| - *red area →* Periosteal reaction, Codman triangle - radiograph→ invasion to the surrounding soft tissue is also present. - Inhomogenously enhancing metaphyseal mass infliltrating the surrounding soft tissue. **Diagnosis:** Osteosarcoma of the femur
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* **Modality**: * bone scintigraphy with 99mTc with methylene diphosphonate (MDP) radiotracer * **Region:** * **​** whole body, AP and PA views * **Sign:** * multiple foci of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the bones * **Diagnosis:** * multiplex osseal metastases, scoliosis
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**Modality:** Radiograph of the left hallux in two projections **Region**: Left foot, hallux **Radiologic sign:** Marked ill-defined bone resorption in distal tuberosity (= ungual process) with significant soft tissue swelling. **Diagnosis:** Acute osteomyelitis
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* **Modality:** * left image – X-ray of the sinuses; * right image – noncontrast CT of the sinuses, low-dose, bone window * **Region:** Maxillary region, paranasal sinuses * **Radiologic sign**: * Right maxillary sinus shows homogenous decreased transparency, * the left one has rounded mucous thickening * **Diagnosis:** * Bilateral sinusitis
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* *Modality:** - *left image →* Contrast-enhanced head-and-neck CT -axial view- * -right image →* coronal view, iv. iodine-based contrast agent * *Region:** - Head and neck, axial (L) - Coronal (R) view * *Radiologic sign:** * *-***red arrow →* Right-sided submandibular fluid collection with thick enhancing wall. - Fluid inside the abscess has a density of 0-10 HU (shows no enhancement) - Patient had prior wisdomtooth extraction. **Diagnosis:** Neck abscess
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* **Modality:** * linear probe (7,5–10 MHz), * left - B-mode US, * middle – Color Doppler US, * right – B-mode US * **Region:** neck, thyroid gland * **Radiologic sign**: * well-circumscribed Isoechoic vascularized nodule, * right - FNAB (fine-needle aspiration biopsy) (yellow arrow) * **Diagnosis**: * Suspicious thyroid nodule, cytology proves benignity
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* *Modality:** - Thyroid gland scintigram - Technetium-99m (99m Tc)-pertechnetate scintigraphy **Region:** Thyroid * *Radiologic sign:** * yello warrow →* Focal lesion showing decreased tracer activity in the right lobe **Diagnosis:** Cold nodule
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* **Modality:** * thyroid scintigraphy; Technetium-99m (99m Tc)-pertechnetate radiotracer * **Region:** thyroid gland * **Sign:** * Increased uptake in the left lobe of the thyroid, * low uptake in the other parts of the gland. * **Diagnosis:** * Hot nodule in the thyroid (toxic nodule), other parts of the thyroid are supressed.
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**Modality:** Mammography of the right and left breast, soft-beamtechnique (30 kV) **Region:** Craniocaudal (CC) views of the right and left breasts * *Radiologic sign:** - Soft tissue mass with spiculated contour and micro-calcifications in the right breast. - The breast type is fatty/almost fatty, in which it is easier to detect masses than in dense breasts. * *Diagnosis:** - Right-sided breast cancer - Normal left breast
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* **Modality**: * Breast sonography with linear probe (7.5–10 MHz), B-mode * **Region:** Breast, axilla * **Radiologic** sign: * left image – well-defined anechoic lesion with posterior acoustic enhancement (btw yellow lines); * right image – ill-defined hypoechogenic lesion with partial acoustic shadowing (btw red olines), * “taller than wide”: solid structure, suspicious of cancer * **Diagnosis**: * cyst (left) and * breast carcinoma (right)
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* **Modality:** * **​**FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) scan * **Region:** * **​**Abdomen, pleural sinuses, pericardium, aorta * **Radiologic sign:** * **​**Free abdominal fluid in the * _hepatorenal fossa,_ * around the _spleen,_ * among the _bowel loops_ * and in _Douglas pouch._ * Patient sustained blunt trauma. * **Diagnosis:** * **​**Free abdominal fluid after blunt trauma, suspicious for internal hemorrhage.