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Talocalcaneal joint
The talocalcaneal joint, also called the clinical subtalar joint, is an important and complex joint in the hindfoot that allows articulation of the talus and calcaneus.
Gross anatomy
It comprises three articulations between talus and calcaneus 1:
anterior: head of talus with anterior facet o...
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Extensor compartments of the wrist
The forearm extensor tendons pass under the extensor retinaculum at the level of the wrist. The ligament is divided into six extensor compartments, separated by fibrous septa passing to the bones of the forearm 2.
Summary
The compartments in order from radial to ulnar are:
1st compartment:
a...
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Tongue
The tongue is a complex, principally muscular structure that extends from the oral cavity to the oropharynx. It has important roles in speech, swallowing and taste.
Gross anatomy
The tongue has a tip, dorsum, inferior surface and root. The tongue is made of a midline lingual septum and hyoglo...
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Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder is a hyperplastic cholecystosis of the gallbladder wall. It is a relatively common and benign cause of diffuse or focal gallbladder wall thickening, most easily seen on ultrasound and MRI.
Epidemiology
Adenomyomatosis is relatively common, found in ~9% of al...
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Kienböck disease
Kienböck disease is the eponymous name given to osteonecrosis involving the lunate. It is often referred to as lunatomalacia.
Epidemiology
The age distribution for Kienböck disease depends on gender. The condition is most common within the dominant wrist of young adult men where it appears to...
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Superior rectal artery
The superior rectal artery is an artery that supplies blood to the upper two-thirds of the rectum down to the level of the levator ani 2.
Summary
origin: the terminal branch of the inferior mesenteric artery
course: descends into the pelvic cavity in the sigmoid mesocolon, crossing the left c...
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Intravascular lymphoma
Intravascular lymphoma (IVL), also known as intravascular lymphomatosis or intravascular large cell lymphoma or intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, corresponds to a rare type of extranodal diffuse large B cell lymphoma that affects small and medium-sized vessels and has no specific clinical or ...
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Subarachnoid FLAIR hyperintensity
There are a wide range of causes for subarachnoid FLAIR hyperintensity, both pathological and artifactual.
Differential diagnosis
Pathological causes
subarachnoid hemorrhage
meningitis
leptomeningeal metastasis (e.g. carcinomatosis, lymphomatosis)
FLAIR vascular hyperintensities in acute ...
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Leptomeningeal metastases
Leptomeningeal metastases, also known as carcinomatous meningitis and meningeal carcinomatosis, refers to the spread of malignant cells through the CSF space. These cells can originate from primary CNS tumors (e.g. in the form of drop metastases), as well as from distant tumors that have metasta...
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Tuberculous spondylitis
Tuberculous spondylitis, also known as Pott disease, refers to vertebral body osteomyelitis and intervertebral discitis from tuberculosis (TB). The spine is the most frequent location of musculoskeletal tuberculosis, and commonly related symptoms are back pain and lower limb weakness/paraplegia....
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Autoimmune glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy
Autoimmune glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy, or simply GFAP astrocytopathy, is a rare inflammatory central nervous system (CNS) disorder.
Epidemiology
Given the rarity of the condition, epidemiological data pertaining to autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy are not well establishe...
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Leptomeningeal enhancement
Leptomeningeal enhancement refers to a diffuse or focal gyriform or serpentine enhancement that can be seen in the following conditions:
Diffuse
meningitis
pyogenic meningitis
viral meningitis
tuberculous meningitis (can also be focal)
CNS cryptococcal infection
coccidioidal meningitis (c...
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Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis
Congenital lumbar spinal stenosis, also known as developmental lumbar spinal stenosis, is a type of spinal canal stenosis and has different epidemiology with less severe degenerative change compared to acquired/degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.
Epidemiology
Congenital lumbar spinal stenosi...
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Internal pudendal vein
The internal pudendal veins are the set of accompanying veins to the internal pudendal artery draining the perineal region to empty into the internal iliac vein.
Gross Anatomy
Tributaries
inferior rectal veins
males
penile bulb and scrotum vein
females
clitoris and posterior labial vein
...
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Medical abbreviations and acronyms (O)
This article contains a list of commonly used medical abbreviations and acronyms that start with the letter O and may be encountered in medicine and radiology (please keep the main list and any sublists in alphabetic order).
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R...
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Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS)
PI-RADS (Prostate Imaging–Reporting and Data System) is a structured reporting scheme for multiparametric prostate MRI in the evaluation of suspected prostate cancer in treatment naive prostate glands. This article reflects version 2.1 (v2.1), published in 2019 and developed by an internationall...
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Double doughnut sign
The double doughnut sign is a radiological sign described in MRI of viral encephalitis, typically due to dengue encephalitis.
The double doughnut sign refers to a pattern of signal changes in the bilateral thalami that have a doughnut-like appearance 1-4. This sign may be appreciated on either ...
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Gastroduodenal artery
The gastroduodenal artery (GDA) is a terminal branch of the common hepatic artery that mainly supplies the pylorus of the stomach, proximal duodenum, and the head of the pancreas. Due to its proximity to the posterior wall of the first part of the duodenum, the gastroduodenal artery is one of th...
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Low-lying placenta
Low-lying placenta occurs when the placenta extends into the lower uterine segment and its edge lies close to the internal os of the cervix, without covering it.
Usage
The term should be used when the edge of the placenta is less than 2 cm from the internal os of the cervix, in pregnancies of...
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Marginal placenta previa
Marginal placenta previa (or grade 2 placenta previa) was a term previously used to describe the situation where placental tissue reaches the margin of the internal cervical os but does not cover it.
The term is no longer recommended for use, to avoid confusion and variance in reporting 1,2. I...