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Saccular dilation of the descending aorta with filling defect
CT mediastinal window axial
Dx :
Descending Aortic aneurysm
Double lumen & intima inbetween
Dx :
Aortic dissection
Bilateral maxillary acute Sinusitis
Modality
Characters
X ray open mouth view
“ water view”
Mucosal thickening
Fluid air level
One of them or both
Acute maxillary sinusitus
Another modality :
CT brain axial bone window
Air fluid level
Graves = Goiter
Mucopolysaccharides deposit bilaterally
Ex: swelling of medial recti muscle l not tendon
( …………. )
…….. sign
Diagnosis :
Fusiform swelling
Coca cola sign
Thyroid ophthalmopathy
CT axial paranasal sinus
CT axial orbit
At level of sinuses
At level of eyes
maxillary antral Carcinoma
Modality
Describe
CT axial sinus level
Heterogenous mass occupying the maxillary sinus with bone destruction
Difference between meningioma
& optic nerve glioma
CT axial orbit with IV contrast
Track sign = not originated from optic nerve
Optic glioma = no track sign
CT scan coronal paranasal sinuses
Soft tissue window
Bone window
Orbit contents descend to sinus
Dx :
Blow out fracture
Claw sign
In double contrast barium enema
Diagnosis :
Intussusception
Doppler uss
Grave’s thyroid disease
Sign :
Inferno sign
Technicium phosphate for ……
Then gamma ray
High uptake indicate :
Bone
High blood supply either
Cancer
Metastasis
Acute Inflammation
Healing fracture
Radionuclide
Hepatobiliary immunodye acetic acid
HIDA for ………
Gall bladder not appear means :
Liver & biliary system
Stone impact cystic duct
Cystic duct obstruction
Lingular pneumonia
Modality
Describe
CXR PA view
Opacification in the left lung with loss of cardiac silhouette, no shifting
Next = lateral view to confirm lingular pneumonia
Rt middle lobe pneumonia
Lingular pneumonia
Confirmed by :
X Ray lateral view
Opacification in the left upper & middle zone of the lung with loss silhouette sign , no shifting
Dx :
Sign can be seen :
Left upper & lingular pneumonia
Air bronchogram
CT lung window axial
Describe pneumonia in the RT lung
Opacification in the Rt lung with air bronchogram
Characters of lung collapse by CXR :
-Homogenous Opacifiation of the Lung zone
- Midline shifting toward the collapse
- displaced hila & fissures
- altered proportion of the rt & left lung
Opacification in RT upper lobe with Ipsilateral tracheal shifting
Dx: RT upper lobe collapse
Next step :
CT with contrast looking for underlying cancer
Homogenous opacification in the left lung with Ipsilateral tracheal shifting
Dx :
Next step :
Ddx:
Left lung atelectasis
CT mediastinal window with IV contrast
Ddx : atelectasis , pneumonectomy
Features of loss of lung volume :
Decrease in intercostal spaces
Mediastinal shifting ipsilaterally
Elevation of the diaphragm
Altered proportion between right & left lung
Uses of hysterosalpingiogram
Assess patency of fallopian tubes.
Detect the congenital uterine anomalies
Types of bronchiactasis
Cylindrical
Cystic
Varicose
Congenital
X ray signs of Aortic Rupture :
Obscured Aortic knuckle
Depressed left main bronchus
Shifting of the trachea to the right
Wide mediastinum
Pneumothorax