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Thoracic 1
How can you differentiate the l a...,
How can you differentiate l and r...,
What structure appears as the dar...
282  cards
Thoracic 2
Emphysema,
Chest radiograph findings of emph...,
Definition of flattening of the d...
293  cards
Cardiac
Crista terminalis,
Where are pectinate muscles found,
Eustachean valve
313  cards
Pediatrics: Skull and Scalp
Craniosynostosis,
What are the major cranial sutures,
What is the order of fusion of th...
73  cards
Pediatrics: Brain
Definition of benign enlargement ...,
Enlarged extra axial fluid space ...,
What is the most common cause of ...
27  cards
Pediatrics: Head and Neck
What bone makes up the nasal sept...,
Pyriform aperture,
Posterior choanae
70  cards
Pediatrics: Airway
What is the most common cause of ...,
Neck radiographs showing the stee...,
Seal barking cough
28  cards
Pediatrics: Chest
How can you tell if a neonatal ch...,
What is the best way to identify ...,
Hyperinflation and perihilar stre...
105  cards
Pediatrics: Mediastinal Masses
What characteristics of a thymus ...,
What causes thymus rebound,
What is the most common abnormal ...
31  cards
Pediatrics: Gastrointestinal, Luminal
Frontal chest radiograph with an ...,
What is the most common subtype o...,
H type esophageal atresia
130  cards
Pediatrics: Gastrointestinal, Solid Organ
What are the major changes that o...,
What is the most common imaging f...,
Enlarged fatty replaced pancreas ...
77  cards
Pediatrics: Genitourinary, Congenital
Bilateral renal agenesis is assoc...,
Unilateral renal agenesis is asso...,
Prenatal ultrasound of the aorta ...
67  cards
Pediatrics: Genitourinary, Solid Organ
What solid renal masses should yo...,
Solid renal mass in a 4 y o,
Solid renal mass in a teenager
46  cards
Pediatrics: Adrenal
What is the most common extra cra...,
Neuroblastoma is most common in w...,
What are the most common location...
21  cards
Pediatrics: Reproductive
Hydrometrocolpos,
Causes of hydrometrocolpos,
Complications of hydrometrocolpos
48  cards
Pediatrics: Musculoskeletal
What should you do if you are uns...,
Physical bar,
236  cards
Pediatrics: Spine
Where is the central canal,
Why is a tethered spinal cord pro...,
What are the causes of a tethered...
42  cards
Gastrointestinal: Luminal, Esophagus
Esophageal a ring,
Esophageal b ring,
At what point does the esophageal...
68  cards
Gastrointestinal: Luminal, Stomach
Gastric ulcer that is wider than ...
71  cards
Gastrointestinal: Luminal, Small Bowel
Differential for small bowel dila...,
Differential for focal segmental ...,
Differential for small bowel fold...
105  cards
Gastrointestinal: Luminal, Large Bowel
Age range for crohn s disease,
Squaring of the bowel mucosal folds,
What are proud loops in crohns di...
80  cards
Gastrointestinal: Peritoneal Cavity
What are the two components of th...,
What is the name of the opening b...,
What is the mental bursa
35  cards
Gastrointestinal: Liver/Biliary
What is the hepatic bare area,
What parts of the liver are not c...,
What separates hepatic segments 7...
234  cards
Gastrointestinal: Gallbladder
When should you consider the gall...,
When is there gallbladder wall th...,
What are the anatomical sections ...
32  cards
Gastrointestinal: Hepatic Doppler
What determines whether an organ ...,
How do you determine whether a ve...,
How do you calculate resistive index
26  cards
Gastrointestinal: Pancreas
How do you know whether the pancr...,
What is the brightest organ on no...,
Which portion of the pancreas is ...
100  cards
Gastrointestinal: Surgical
What is resected in the standard ...,
What anastomoses are created duri...,
How does a pylorus sparing whippl...
12  cards
Gastrointestinal: Spleen
What creates the tiger stripe app...,
Why is the spleen particularly su...,
Most splenic masses are benign bu...
45  cards
Urinary: Anatomy/Congenital
36  cards
Urinary: Renal Masses
What is considered enhancing for ...,
What type of bone metastases occu...,
Enhancing renal mass
61  cards
Urinary: Cystic Disease
Bosniak 1 renal cyst,
Bosniak 2 renal cyst,
Bosniak 2f renal cyst
35  cards
Urinary: Infection
Classic appearance of pyelonephri...,
How can you differentiate between...,
Pyelonephrosis
31  cards
Urinary: Calcifications
What are the most common kidney s...,
Cysteine kidney stones are associ...,
Indinavir kidney stones are are a...
16  cards
Urinary: Perfusion/Vascular
Hypertension s p renal biopsy,
Delayed vs persistent nephrogram,
Wedge shaped renal hypodensity
9  cards
Urinary: Transplant
Where is a kidney transplant usua...,
What is the most important indica...,
Common urologic complications of ...
52  cards
Urinary: Renal Trauma
Next step ct demonstrates renal t...,
Fractured kidney,
Shattered kidney
13  cards
Urinary: Ureter
Where are the most common locatio...,
Ureteral wall calcifications,
Fluid filled cysts within the wal...
28  cards
Urinary: Bladder
Which portion of the bladder has ...,
Why do pts with the prune belly d...,
What type of cancer is most commo...
54  cards
Urinary: Urethra
What are the anatomical segments ...,
37  cards
Reproductive: Congenital
Imaging appearance of the neonata...,
When does the endometrium become ...,
Imaging appearance of uterus ovar...
42  cards
Reproductive: Acquired
Salpingitis isthmica nodosa is st...,
Persistant vaginal bleeding s p d...
24  cards
Reproductive: Masses of the Uterus and Vagina
What are the major subtypes of ut...,
Are fibroids estrogen dependent,
Mri appearance of hyaline uterine...
77  cards
Reproductive: Ovary/Adnexa
In general when should you recomm...,
Best way to find an ovary on ct i...,
Is hemorrhage in a cystic mass a ...
44  cards
Reproductive: Ovarian Cancer
When should you think ovarian cancer,
Next step ovarian cyst with many ...,
Next step ovarian cyst with enhan...
25  cards
Reproductive: Random Ovarian Pathology
What is the most sensitive findin...,
What imaging features are suggest...
30  cards
Reproductive: Penis
Arrows,
Curved arrow,
On what side of the penis is the ...
12  cards
Reproductive: Prostate
Brown area,
Yellow area,
Blue area
47  cards
Reproductive: Miscellaneous Male
45  cards
Reproductive: Testicular Cancer
Risk factors for testicular cancer,
Does cryptorchidism increase the ...,
Next step 18 35 y o male with ret...
39  cards
Reproductive: Male Infertility
What are the major categories of ...,
What are the common causes of obs...,
What are the common causes of non...
14  cards
Reproductive: Transgender
What are the two main types of va...,
What are the two main types of bo...,
Which segment of bowel is most of...
6  cards
Reproductive: Obstetrics
Menstrual age,
When does an embryo become a fetus,
Vaginal bleeding with a closed ce...
96  cards
Reproductive: Placenta and Cord
When does the placenta first star...,
What imaging features are common ...,
Ultrasound of placenta
50  cards
Reproductive: Congenital Fetal
What are the most common congenit...,
What is the most common intraabdo...,
Fetal ultrasound findings suspici...
64  cards
Reproductive: Maternal Disorders
When can you call cervical length...,
Fetal hydronephrosis is seen in _...,
When are fibroids most likely to ...
18  cards
Reproductive: Multiple Gestations
What are the two major categories...,
What are the subtypes of identica...,
What are the subtypes of
21  cards
Endocrine: Adrenal
Arterial blood supply to the adre...,
Venous drainage of the adrenal gland,
What are the anatomical sections ...
79  cards
Endocrine: Syndromes
What are the types of multiple en...,
Men i is associated with,
What is the most common pancreati...
41  cards
Endocrine: Thyroid
The thyroid descends from the ___...,
How can you find the recurrent la...
64  cards
Endocrine: Parathyroid
Where are parathyroid glands usua...,
What embryological structure give...,
What is the most common cause of ...
10  cards
Nuclear: What Scan Is It?
What are the options for a whole ...,
What scan,
What scan
34  cards
Nuclear: Skeleton
Tc 99m mdp localizes to,
Arrows,
Mdp uptake is dependent on
94  cards
Nuclear: Pulmonary
What are the usual reasons a v q ...,
What radiotracer is used for the ...,
What is the biologic half life of...
48  cards
Nuclear: Thyroid
What is the difference between th...,
When does fetal thyroid formation...,
Which is better for imaging i 131...
55  cards
Nuclear: Parathyroid
Common causes of hyperparathyroidism,
What are the two main parathyroid...,
Dual phase parathyroid study
15  cards
Nuclear: Central Nervous System
What is the mechanism of localiza...,
What is the mechanism of localiza...,
What is hmpao used for
50  cards
Nuclear: Gastrointestinal
Which is the solid phase of this ...,
How long should a pt be fasting p...,
What radiotracer is usually used ...
76  cards
Nuclear: Genitourinary
What are the main radio tracers u...,
Which is the best radiotracer for...,
What is the critical organ for tc...
42  cards
Nuclear: PET for Cancer
How is 18 fdg produced,
What is the cause of fdg uptake a...,
What is the difference between b ...
47  cards
Nuclear: Non-PET for Cancer
What is the most commonly used ra...,
How is in 111 produced,
What is the half life of in 111
42  cards
Nuclear: Cardiac
What are the most common radiotra...,
Which is better for myocardial pe...,
How long after injection should m...
49  cards
Nuclear: Therapy
What radioactive agents have been...,
Can pts receive radiopharmaceuticals,
Absolute contraindications for sr...
31  cards
Nuclear: High Yield
What is the critical organ,
What is the target organ,
Critical organ for in 111 psma
43  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, General
What are the two types of stress ...,
Pathologic fracture,
Compound fracture
42  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, Hand and Wrist
What is the most common carpal bo...,
Perilunate dislocations have a 60...,
In what direction does arterial s...
143  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, Elbow and Forearm
What is the most common cause of ...,
Posterior elbow dislocations are ...
49  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, Shoulder
What is the most common type of s...,
What is the best radiographic vie...
145  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, Hip/Femur/Sacrum
What is the classic location for ...,
92  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, Knee/Tibia/Fibula
A segond fracture is a fracture o...
131  cards
MSK: Trauma and Overuse, Foot
Next step,
What tendons often become entrapp...
88  cards
MSK: Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, and AVN
Osteomalacia,
Imaging findings of osteomalacia,
49  cards
MSK: Infection
How long will radiographs appear ...,
What is the most likely location ...,
Is it more common to have osteomy...
61  cards
MSK: Agressive Lesions
What are the most common primary ...,
What is the best sign that an oss...,
Arrow
49  cards
MSK: Lucent Lesions
How can you tell the age of a pt ...,
Differential for a well defined l...,
Malignant epiphyseal lucent lesion
134  cards
MSK: Random Trivia
Why is it important to follow lip...,
What is the only benign skeletal ...
71  cards
MSK: Soft Tissue Masses
What are the salient soft tissue ...,
What is the most common location ...,
Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarc...
75  cards
MSK: Arthritis
What are the major categories of ...,
What are the major types of degen...,
What are the major types of infla...
102  cards
MSK: Bone Marrow
At what age should marrow convers...,
In what direction does marrow con...,
How does bone marrow conversion p...
16  cards
MSK: Ultrasound
Why might these images of the sam...,
Anisotropy makes it especially di...,
Where is the tendon
9  cards
MSK: Procedures
Why is it important to avoid putt...,
What are the steps to a hip arthr...,
How do you know you re in the joi...
14  cards
Neuro
0  cards
Vascular
0  cards
IR
Which needle is smaller 8g it 18g,
Which catheter is bigger 6f or 8f,
What does the gauge of a needle r...
58  cards
Mammo
0  cards
Physics: Rapid Review
What is the approximate average e...,
Which electron is ejected from an...,
What is the energy of tungsten ch...
213  cards
Physics: Rapid Review, Nuclear and MRI
Isotope,
Isotone,
Isobar
292  cards
Non Interpretive Skills
0  cards
Biostats: Rapid Review
Type 1 error,
Type 2 error,
Incidence rate
16  cards

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