Derek Smith on Radiopaedia.org

Derek Smith

MBChB FRCR PGCert (Clin Ed)

Dr Derek Smith is a consultant neuroradiologist in Edinburgh, Scotland.

His involvement with Radiopaedia started from medical school, with imaging teaching making a substantial part of his full time medical education fellowship in 2019-20. His clinical interests include trauma, neuroradiology and head and neck imaging.

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TRAINING

University of Edinburgh Medical School 2007-2012
Foundation Trainee, South East Scotland 2012-2014
Clinical Development Fellow, NHS Lothian 2014-2015
Clinical Teaching Fellow, NHS Lothian 2019-2020
Specialty Registrar, Clinical Radiology, SE Scotland, 2015-2021

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RADIOPAEDIA CONTENT

FRCR 2B Materials Radiopaedia Rapids // Radiopaedia Vivas
Radiopaedia 2020 Neck Infections (https://radiopaedia.org/courses/neck-infections)
Radiopaedia 2021 Epilepsy in adults: approach to MRI brain interpretation // Neck Emergencies
Radiopaedia 2022 Introduction to cervical spine MRI // Spinal tumours in adults // Head and Neck Workshop

Disclosures:
  • Nothing to disclose
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Posterior fossa subdural empyemas from mastoiditis

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Published 02 Jun 2023
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Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (p16 positive; T4 cN3 M1)

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Published 30 Apr 2023
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Supraclavicular metastatic lung adenocarcinoma

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Published 30 Apr 2023
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Cervical cellulitis

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Tuberculosis

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Published 27 Apr 2023
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Papillary thyroid cancer

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Oropharyngeal SCC (T2 N1 M0)

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Published 26 Apr 2023
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Killian-Jamieson diverticulum

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Published 29 May 2022
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Sternoclavicular abscess and osteomyelitis

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Published 29 May 2022
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Lemierre syndrome

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Lemierre syndrome

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Bezold abscess

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Retropharyngeal / posterior cervical abscesses

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Lateral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

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Published 02 Feb 2022
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Normal neck (CT)

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Inverted papilloma - sinonasal

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Published 01 Sep 2021
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Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation

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Published 27 Aug 2021
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Papillary thyroid cancer

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Prostate metastasis to sphenoid bone and orbit

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Periorbital sarcoidosis

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Periorbital foreign body

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Orbital cellulitis complicated by superior ophthalmic vein and cavernous sinus thrombosis

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Retropharyngeal abscess

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Published 06 Dec 2020
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Mandibular osteomyelitis due to chronic dental abscess

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Published 22 May 2020
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Retropharyngeal abscess with peritonsillar origin

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Odontogenic abscess

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Pharyngeal pouch perforation

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Published 21 May 2020
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Epiglottic cyst

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Masticator space abscess - dental origin

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Published 19 May 2020
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Acute submandibular sialadentitis

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Published 07 May 2020
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Masticator space abscess

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Published 01 May 2020
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Subdural hemorrhage

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Published 27 Feb 2020
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Otomastoiditis - uncomplicated

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Published 02 Jul 2019
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Submandibular gland abscess

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Published 02 Jul 2019
95% complete
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Tongue base squamous cell carcinoma - T2 N1 M0

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Published 01 Jul 2019
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Pharyngitis with retropharyngeal extension

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Published 27 Jun 2019
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Normal CT neck

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Published 27 Jun 2019
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Suppurative adenitis

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Published 26 Jun 2019
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Left submandibular / masticator space abscess

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Published 26 Jun 2019
98% complete
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Epidural abscess complicating frontal sinusitis

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Published 22 Nov 2018
78% complete
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Subdural empyema and frontal abscess complicating frontal sinusitis

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 22 Nov 2018
95% complete
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Traumatic vertebral artery dissection

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Published 10 Dec 2017
83% complete
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Hodgkin lymphoma

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Published 18 Aug 2015
95% complete
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Multiple cerebral contusions and temporal bone fracture

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Published 09 Jun 2015
95% complete
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Left phrenic nerve palsy

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Published 06 Jun 2015
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Orbital blowout and retro-orbital hematoma

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Published 10 Apr 2015
98% complete
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Laryngeal tumor - squamous cell carcinoma

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Published 06 Jan 2015
92% complete
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