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Traumatic aortic injury with repair
Published
07 Dec 2022
75% complete
X-ray
CT
DSA (angiography)
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Trauma in pregnancy - third trimester
Published
09 Feb 2018
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CT
Article
Radialis indicis artery
The radialis indicis artery is a branch of the radial artery in the hand that supplies the radial aspect of the index finger (2nd digit). It arises from the radial artery in the palm just after the origin of the princeps pollicis artery. The artery courses distally along the radial (lateral) pal...
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Coarctation of the aorta
Published
06 Apr 2017
81% complete
CT
Annotated image
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Pulmonary embolism
Published
06 Nov 2014
92% complete
CT
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Charles T Dotter
Charles T Dotter (1920-1985) is often considered the father of interventional radiology who in 1964 performed the very first peripheral angioplasty, and made many other major contributions in this field.
Early life
Charles Theodore Dotter was born in Boston on 14 June 1920. He graduated with a...
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Central vein
A central vein refers to a major vein close to the center of the circulation, i.e. the heart. It originally referred to those large veins in which the distal tip of a catheter could lie for central venous pressure monitoring. To accurately measure the central venous pressure, which is the pressu...
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Posterior choroidal artery stroke
Posterior choroidal artery occlusion uncommonly presents as an isolated stroke syndrome. It usually coexists with posterior cerebral artery and often superior cerebellar artery involvement.
When seen in isolation damage is characteristically limited to the:
lateral geniculate body
pulvinar
...
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Common iliac artery stenosis and bilateral renal artery stenosis
Published
06 Nov 2011
68% complete
MRI
Article
Acute aortic syndrome
Acute aortic syndrome describes the presentation of patients with one of a number of life-threatening aortic pathologies that give rise to similar clinical presentations.
Exactly which entities are included under the umbrella term acute aortic syndrome varies somewhat from publication to public...
Case
Aneurysm (illustrations)
Published
09 Apr 2017
25% complete
Diagram
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Upper limb veins (illustrations)
Published
11 Apr 2017
38% complete
Diagram
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Absent portal vein bifurcation
Published
13 Jan 2020
89% complete
CT
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Bone infarcts
Published
15 Sep 2016
92% complete
MRI
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Glomangioma
Glomangiomas, also known as glomus tumors, are benign vascular tumors typically seen at the distal extremities. On imaging, they characteristically present as small hypervascular nodules under the fingernail.
Terminology
These tumors should not be confused with paragangliomas, which were form...
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Lymphocele
Lymphoceles are collections of lymphatic fluid that happen most frequently in the postoperative setting. Although they can occur in potentially any part of the body where lymphatic tissue is resected (e.g. lymphadenectomy) or injured in trauma, they are most commonly seen in the retroperitoneum....
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Branches of the external carotid artery (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for the branches of the external carotid artery abound. A few colorful examples include:
Some American Ladies Found Our Pyramids Most Satisfactory
Some Anatomists Like Freaking Out Poor Medical Students
She Always Likes Friends Over Papa, Mama, and Sister
There are many many many ...
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Superior rectal artery
The superior rectal artery is an artery that supplies blood to the rectum down to the level of the levator ani 2.
Summary
origin: the terminal branch of the inferior mesenteric artery is the superior rectal artery
course: descends into the pelvic cavity in the sigmoid mesocolon, crossing the ...
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Aortoesophageal fistula
Aortoesophageal (aorto-esophageal) fistulae are pathologic communications between the aorta and esophagus and result in life-threatening upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. They are fatal in the absence of prompt management.
Epidemiology
Aortoesophageal fistulas are a rare entity that accounts...
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Basilar artery aneurysm
Basilar artery aneurysms are less common than anterior circulation aneurysms, and rupture less frequently, but their critical location necessitates careful evaluation.
Unruptured basilar artery aneurysms occurs in 3% of all intracranial aneurysms 4.
Radiographic features
CT
may present as ...
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