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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS), also known as folliculin gene-associated syndrome, is a multi-system disease characterized by:
cutaneous manifestations, typically fibrofolliculomas
multiple lung cysts and spontaneous pneumothoraces
increased risk of renal tumors in some families, typically ch...
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Hippocampus
The hippocampus (plural: hippocampi) or historically the cornu Ammonis, is an important component of the human brain, situated in the temporal lobe. It plays a role in information processing and the reproductive cycle and is involved in Alzheimer disease.
Gross anatomy
Location
The hippocampu...
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Diffuse pulmonary nodules
Diffuse pulmonary nodules are usually seen as multiple pulmonary nodular opacifications on a HRCT chest scan. They can signify disease processes affecting either the interstitium or the airspace. They can range from a few millimeters to up to 1 cm and when very small and numerous there can be so...
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Persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses
The persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses are variant anatomical arterial communications between the anterior and posterior circulations due to abnormal embryological development of the vertebrobasilar system. They are named, with the exception of the proatlantal artery, using the crani...
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Sclerotic bone metastases
Sclerotic or osteoblastic bone metastases are distant tumor deposits of a primary tumor within bone characterized by new bone deposition or new bone formation.
Epidemiology
Bone metastases are the most common bone malignancy, with sclerotic bone metastases being less common than lytic bone met...
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Lytic bone metastases
Lytic bone (osteolytic) metastases are distant tumor deposits of a primary tumor within bone characterized by a loss of bone with the destruction of the bone matrix.
Epidemiology
Lytic bone metastases are more common than sclerotic bone metastases.
Diagnosis
The diagnosis is usually establis...
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Mixed lytic and sclerotic bone metastases
Mixed lytic and sclerotic bone (osteolytic and osteoblastic) metastases refer to metastatic bone disease with both sclerotic and lytic bone metastases or bone metastases with both components.
Diagnosis
The diagnosis is established by proof of sclerotic and lytic bone metastases of one primary ...
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Monochorionic monoamniotic twin pregnancy
A monochorionic monoamniotic (MCMA) twin pregnancy is a subtype of monozygotic twin pregnancy. These fetuses share a single chorionic sac, a single amniotic sac, and, in general, a single yolk sac.
Epidemiology
It accounts for the minority (~5%) of monozygotic twin pregnancies and ~1-2% of al...
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Lipomyelocele
Lipomyelocele, also known as lipomyeloschisis, is one of the most common closed spinal dysraphisms. It is most commonly encountered in the thoracolumbar region and usually presents as a fatty subcutaneous mass.
It should not be confused with myeloschisis which is a severe form of open spinal dy...
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Spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS)
The spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) helps to assess tumor-related instability of the vertebral column. It has been shown to be useful in guiding the mobilization or operative management of patients with neoplastic spinal disease and correlates with patient-reported outcomes 1-4.
Stud...
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Spinal dysraphism
Spinal dysraphisms refer to a broad group of malformations affecting the spine and/or surrounding structures in the dorsum of the embryo. They are a form of neural tube defect.
Terminology
The term dysraphism implies that the cause of the abnormality is due to anomalous midline fusion and shou...
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Spatial compounding (ultrasound)
Spatial compounding is an advanced ultrasound technique that utilizes multiple angles of insonation to create a single averaged image 1.
Clinical applications
The advantages of spatial compounding are that angle-dependent artefacts are reduced, curved surfaces appear more continuous and backgr...
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Soft tissue abscess
Soft tissue abscesses are focal or localized collections of pus caused by an immune response to pathogenic microorganisms. They are surrounded by a peripheral rim or abscess membrane and can be found within the soft tissues in any body part 1.
Soft tissue abscesses include subcutaneous abscesse...
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Penumbra sign (intraosseous abscess)
In musculoskeletal radiology, the penumbra sign represents a rim of vascularized granulation tissue surrounding an intraosseous abscess cavity, with a higher T1 signal intensity than the cavity itself 1. This finding is a specific (~98%) but relatively insensitive (~55%) sign to distinguish suba...
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus remains a controversial entity with often ambiguous imaging findings. It is classically characterized by the triad of gait apraxia/ataxia, urinary incontinence, and cognitive impairment, although not all patients with the condition have all three 31.
On imaging, it...
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis is an uncommon condition that often presents at an advanced stage. Imaging is more often used for staging than for the initial diagnosis. It is the commonest histological subtype of penile cancer.
Epidemiology
Penile cancer is a relatively infrequent ...
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Esophageal stricture
Esophageal stricture refers to any persistent intrinsic narrowing of the esophagus.
Terminology
The term peptic stricture refers specifically to those benign esophageal strictures caused by chronic acid reflux, although some - incorrectly - use it more loosely to refer to any benign esophagea...
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Schatzki ring
A Schatzki ring, also called a Schatzki-Gary ring, is a symptomatic, narrow esophageal B-ring occurring in the distal esophagus and usually associated with a hiatus hernia.
Epidemiology
Relatively common, lower esophageal rings are found in ~6-14% of oesophagrams 9.
Associations
More than ...
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Salter-Harris classification
The Salter-Harris classification was proposed by Salter and Harris in 1963 1 and, at the time of writing (January 2023) remains the most widely used system for describing physeal fractures.
Classification
Conveniently the Salter-Harris types can be remembered by the mnemonic SALTR.
type I
s...
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a surgical procedure for the extraction of large renal calculi. It is usually performed in the operating theater either by a urologist or combined urologist-radiologist team.
Indication
PCNL is used to destroy and remove renal calculi, typically over 2 cm...
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