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Hounsfield unit average calculation (HUAC)
Hounsfield unit average calculation (HUAC) is an imaging marker of sarcopenia, a key component of frailty 1. Psoas muscle assessment at L4 level is typically performed 1.
Sarcopenia has been associated with poor outcomes in trauma, oncology and surgical cases.
Hounsfield unit average calculati...
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Clothing artifact
Clothing artifacts, like jewelry artifacts, are a regular feature on imaging examinations, especially plain radiographs, but in general are recognized for what they are, either at the time the image is taken by the radiographer, or later by the reporting radiologist. The radiographer will often ...
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Fahr syndrome
Fahr syndrome, also known as bilateral striatopallidodentate calcinosis, is characterized by abnormal vascular calcium deposition, particularly in the basal ganglia, cerebellar dentate nuclei, and white matter, with subsequent atrophy.
It can be either primary (usually autosomal dominant) or se...
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Multiple hand fractures - crush injury
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18 Aug 2015
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Erdheim-Chester disease
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16 Dec 2017
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Nuclear medicine
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Nasogastric tube in bronchi
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29 Mar 2020
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Ectopic pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy refers to the implantation of a fertilised ovum outside of the uterine cavity.
Epidemiology
The overall incidence has increased over the last few decades and is thought to affect 1-2% of pregnancies. The risk is as high as 18% for first-trimester pregnancies with bleeding 15....
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Pleural synovial sarcoma
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29 Apr 2020
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Pediatric neck of femur fracture
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08 Sep 2019
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Ankylosing spondilitis
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25 Feb 2014
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Gastric mucinous adenocarcinoma
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17 Jun 2013
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Visual hallucinations
Visual hallucinations are relatively uncommon, and can be due to a variety of 'organic' brain diseases, affecting a variety of regions of the brain. The use of the term organic here is by convention, and should not be taken to imply absence of brain dysfunction in psychiatric illness.
Clini...
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Emphysema (disambiguation)
Emphysema refers to any disease process involving an abnormal accumulation of air/gas in the tissues. When used alone, it is usually taken to mean the lung disease, pulmonary emphysema, which forms part of the spectrum of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
gastric emphysema: include...
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Abdomen (KUB view)
The kidneys, ureters, bladder (KUB) radiograph is optimized for assessment of the urogenital system, and should not be confused with the AP supine abdomen view. However, in cases where the patient may have both gastrointestinal and urogenital abnormalities, all pathologies will still be reported...
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Acute epiglottitis
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15 Jul 2017
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Pheochromocytoma (MIBG scan)
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23 Feb 2024
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Nuclear medicine
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Craniofacial shotgun pellet injury
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25 Oct 2016
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Twiddler syndrome
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10 Dec 2018
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Menstrual 'moon' cup
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07 Jul 2024
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Cleft epiphysis - tibia
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11 Aug 2013
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