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Question 1217
Sagittal PD weighted MRI image of the shoulder. What structure has been arrowed?
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Question 1626
Which type of acromioclavicular joint injury is shown on this radiograph of the right shoulder, according to the Rockwood classification?
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Labeled imaging anatomy cases
This article lists a series of labeled imaging anatomy cases by body region and modality.
Brain
CT head: non-contrast axial
CT head: non-contrast coronal
CT head: non-contrast sagittal
CT head: non-contrast axial with clinical questions
CT head: angiogram axial
CT head: angiogram coronal
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Question 1508
A 65 year old man undergoes a bone scan for investigation of left shoulder pain. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Accessory nerve
The accessory nerve, also called the spinal accessory nerve, or historically, the nerve of Willis, is the eleventh cranial nerve (CN XI) and is composed of two parts, the cranial part and the spinal part (TA: nervus accessorius or nervus cranialis XI).
Connections and course
The cranial part (...
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Point-of-care ultrasound (curriculum)
The point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core applications of ultrasonography in a point-of-care setting.
Point-of-care ultrasound refers to ultrasonography which may be simultaneously performed,...
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Madelung disease
Madelung disease, also known as Madelung-Launois-Bensaude syndrome or neck lipomatosis or multiple symmetric lipomatosis, is a rare benign entity clinically characterized by the presence of multiple and symmetric, non-encapsulated masses of fatty tissue, usually involving the neck and the upper ...
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Trapezius muscle
The trapezius muscle is a large, broad superficial muscle of the posterior neck and back. It gains its name from its diamond shape. Along with sternocleidomastoid muscle, it is invested by the superficial layer of the deep cervical fascia, which splits around it.
Summary
origin: superior nuch...
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Supraclavicular nerves
The supraclavicular nerves are three cutaneous nerves that emerge as a common trunk from the cervical plexus before branching to innervate the skin over the upper chest and shoulders.
Gross anatomy
Origin
The supraclavicular nerves arise from the ventral rami of C3 and C4 spinal nerves, alth...
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Levator claviculae
The levator claviculae or cleidocervical muscle is an uncommon accessory muscle in the neck that may be mistaken for a neck mass. This normal variant has been reported in 2%-3% of humans. The muscle is often reported either as an incidental finding during cadaveric or radiological examinations a...
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Pancoast syndrome
Pancoast syndrome (historically known as Ciuffini-Pancoast-Tobías syndrome, Hare syndrome or variation thereof) results from involvement of the brachial plexus and sympathetic chain by a Pancoast tumor or, less commonly, from other tumors - or even non-malignant disease - involving the lung apex...
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CT neck (protocol)
The CT neck protocol serves as a radiological examination of the head and neck. This protocol is usually performed as a contrast study and might be acquired separately or combined with a CT chest or CT chest-abdomen-pelvis. On rare occasions, it will be performed as a non-contrast study. Dependi...
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Skull (Caldwell view)
The Caldwell view is a caudally angled radiograph, with its posteroanterior projection allowing for minimal radiation to the orbits. This view may be used in imaging of the skull or facial bones depending on the clinical indications.
Indications
This view aids in visualizing the paranasal sinu...
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Facial bones (Waters view)
The occipitomental (OM) 4 or Waters view or parietoacanthial projection 2 is an angled PA radiograph of the skull, with the patient gazing slightly upwards.
Indications
It can be used to assess for facial fractures, as well as for acute sinusitis. In general, radiographs of the skull and facia...
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Spindle cell lipoma
Spindle cell lipoma is a benign lesion in which mature fat is replaced by collagen-forming spindle cells 1,2.
Epidemiology
Spindle cell lipoma typically present in the middle aged to elderly men between the ages of 45 and 65 years 1,2.
Clinical presentation
Spindle cell lipoma has a signific...
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Skull (submentovertex view)
The skull submentovertex view is an angled inferosuperior radiograph of the base of skull. As this view involves radiographic positioning that is uncomfortable for the patient and with CT being more sensitive to bony detail, this view is rapidly becoming obsolete.
Indications
This view is usef...
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Blunt traumatic neck injury
Blunt traumatic neck injury is uncommon because it is usually protected by the head, shoulders, and chest. This term is generally used to refer to injuries of the neck besides to cervical spine injuries, which are common.
Pathology
Blunt injury to the neck is most commonly from motor vehicle ...
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Hypoparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism results from reduced secretion of parathyroid hormone by the parathyroid glands. It results in hypocalcemia.
Epidemiology
Hypoparathyroidism has an estimated prevalance 37 per 100,000 person-years and incidence of 0.8 per 100 000 person-years. It carries no increased risk of...
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Brachial plexopathy
Published
21 Feb 2013
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MRI
Annotated image
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Thyroid cancer metastasis to bone
Published
04 Aug 2017
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CT
X-ray
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