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Floor of V4 strokeemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
History is with-held. What signs would this patient demonstrate?
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - September 16, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Big eyeemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presented with a gradual decrease in vision.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - September 9, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Hippocampal high signalemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presented with a gradual decrease in vision.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - September 2, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Vertebral scallopingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presents with gradual decrease in vision
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - August 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Supraseller mass series - case 2email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presents with gradual decrease in vision.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - August 19, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Suprasellar mass series - case 1email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient history of bitemporal hemianopia.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - August 19, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

ACL high signal series - case 2email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presents with knee pain and decreased range of motion.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - August 12, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

ACL high signal series - case 1email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Knee pain and decreased range of motion.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - August 12, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Hereditary multiple exostosesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
17 year old male with intermittent pain over lumps on his lower extremities.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - August 5, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Anterior cruciate ligament high signalemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Knee pain and decreased range of motion.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - July 29, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

What's wrong with this lumbar spine CT?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient has history of sciatica.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - July 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Skull fracture in an infantemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Infant, status post fall out of the carriage on the left parietal head.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - July 15, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Suprasellar massemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient history of bitemporal hemianopia.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - July 8, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Multiple ossifications within cranial sutures (Wormian bones)email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Five year old girl without clinical symptoms. Incidental finding on a skull radiograph, which was done because of cranial trauma.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - July 1, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Cerebellopontine angle massemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presents with facial numbness.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Pulmonary metastases from osteosarcomaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 12 year-old boy, who has been treated for one year for an osteosarcoma in the right tibia with lower leg resection and chemotherapy.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

CSF brain 'cysts'email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presented with headache.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Congenital defect of the frontal sinus complicated by multiple brain abscessesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
10 year-old boy with changes in behaviour for 8 days noticed by parents. Since the day before hospital admission, the boy had a fever of 39.5°C. Admission to the hospital and CT performed with the concern for brain hemorrhage.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Gluteal calcificationsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Gluteal trauma due to injection site granulomas.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Cortical massemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Intracortical dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Chemical shift artifactemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
around intracranial lipoma.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Quadrigeminal cistern brightnessemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presenting with vague headaches.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Bicep tendon troubleemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patient presenting with shoulder pain.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Intrahepatic Gasemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Elderly patient brought to the emergency department by ambulance, with abdominal pain and cardiorespiratory compromise.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Pathological fractureemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Painful wrist post fall.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Crohn's disease: Enterography vs. Conventional CTemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This patient was a 66-year-old female who came to the ER complaining of right lower quadrant pain. She had no known history of Crohn disease. A CT scan was performed using positive oral contrast (Fig. 1). Changes of Crohn disease were seen in the distal ileum (arrow). Though the study was diagnostic of Crohn disease, there was no way to assess disease activity.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

BOLD Imagingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This patient underwent an fMRI to localize language preoperatively. A motor paradigm was also performed.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Rapid onset of a hemiparesis in a country girlemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This young (25) rural-Australia woman presented with progressive left hemiparesis. No chronic illness, not immunocompromised. Recent upper respiratory infection. No other significant history.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Abdominal CT after oral prep with a low-density contrast to evaluate patient with Crohn's diseaseemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 20-year-old female presented with a history of known Crohn's disease. Patient was experiencing increased abdominal pain.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Medial blow-out fractureemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This patient suffered a direct blow to the left orbit during a motor vehicle accident some months earlier.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Hyperostosis frontalis internaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Incidental finding on MRI Brain.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Colonic mass with ischemic bowelemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
90 year old female with bloating and abdominal pain.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Papillary thyroid canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This young Caucasian woman presented with history of neck swelling which had been present for many months. There had been no travel to, or contact with persons from areas with endemic TB, no history of smoking or of decreased immunity.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info

Crohn's diseaseemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 25 year old woman presented to A+E with a low grade fever, diarrhoea and crampy abdominal pain. There was no history of foreign travel.
Source: Medicexchange - Case of the Week - June 24, 2008 Category: Radiology Source Type: info