Items tagged “rg_40_2_new”
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FABS position
The FABS position relates to MRI elbow examinations for improved visualization of the distal biceps brachii tendon insertion and is a mnemonic for elbow flexed, shoulder abducted and forearm supinated.
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Non-mass finding (breast ultrasound)
A non-mass finding on breast ultrasound refers to a discrete region of altered breast parenchymal echotexture that does make a mass shape (i.e. non-identifiable in two planes). "Non-mass finding" is not a current BI-RADS descriptor.
Terminology
Non-mass findings are described in numerous ways...
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Limberg score
Limberg score is a semiquantitative color Doppler ultrasound assessment of the bowel wall vascularity in inflammatory bowel disease.
grade 0: normal bowel wall with no thickening (<4 mm), well-delineated mural stratification, no mural flow (no color Doppler signal)
grade 1: wall thickenin...
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Meniscus sign (myelography)
The meniscus sign refers to the intradural filling defect which is outlined by the sharp meniscus of intrathecal contrast due to blockage of subarachnoid space by an intradural lesion. The CSF above the blocked segment remains unopacified.
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Strangulating bowel obstruction
Strangulating or strangulated bowel obstruction refers to ischemia and/or infarction of an obstructed loop of bowel. It is most commonly seen in the setting of closed loop obstruction.
Epidemiology
Strangulation complicates ~15% (10-23%) of bowel obstructions 1,2,4.
Pathology
Strangulation ...
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Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia is the second most common cause of acute mesenteric ischemia, with a higher incidence in hospitalized and critical care patients.
Epidemiology
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia accounts for ~25% (range 20-30%) of acute mesenteric ischemia. It most commonly af...