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:
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Accordion (photo)

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Achalasia

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Achievements (diagram example)

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ACR TI-RADS scoring system (diagram)

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Acute cholecystitis with gallbladder neck calculus

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Published 09 Feb 2016
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Acute right lung abscess

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Acute subdural hemorrhage - on warfarin

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Published 12 Sep 2014
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Acute submandibular sialadentitis

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Published 07 May 2020
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Ankylosing spondylitis

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Published 12 Sep 2020
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Annotated nasogastric tube placement

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Published 23 Dec 2014
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Anterior shoulder fracture dislocation

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Published 26 Oct 2016
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Apical pneumothorax

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Published 11 Jan 2016
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Aspirated barium swallow

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Published 19 Feb 2015
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Aspirated chicken bone

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Published 22 Nov 2018
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Azygos lobe

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Published 21 Oct 2015
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Basal ganglia hemorrhage with intraventricular extension

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Published 27 Feb 2020
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Base of fifth metacarpal fracture

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Published 01 Aug 2018
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Basilar invagination

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Published 05 Jun 2022
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Bezold abscess

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Published 12 Apr 2022
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Bilateral duplex collecting systems

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Published 04 Jun 2018
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Bilateral L4 pars defects

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Published 01 May 2020
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Bilateral mandibular fractures

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Published 14 Jun 2015
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Bilateral pulmonary emboli

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Published 09 Dec 2014
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Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation

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Published 27 Aug 2021
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Breast coil marker

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Published 02 Feb 2018
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Breast ribbon marker

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Breast ribbon marker

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Published 02 Feb 2018
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C6/C7 fracture dislocation with cord hematoma

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 03 Jun 2021
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C6 compression fracture with posterior spinal fractures and cord contusion

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Published 03 Jun 2021
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Calcified anterior mediastinal nodes (post-radiotherapy)

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Published 27 Apr 2019
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Calcified pleural plaques

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Published 19 Apr 2019
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Calcified pleural plaques

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Calcified pleural plaques

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Published 25 May 2019
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Calcified pleural plaques

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Published 17 Jun 2019
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Cerebral contusions

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Published 16 Feb 2015
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Cervical cellulitis

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Published 27 Apr 2023
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Cervical disc protrusion with cord compression

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 05 Jun 2022
92% complete
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Cervical myelopathy

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 27 Mar 2015
98% complete
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Cholangiocarcinoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 13 Aug 2017
75% complete
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Cholelithiasis with biliary dilatation

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 28 Nov 2016
86% complete
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 22 Mar 2020
77% complete
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CNS manifestations of NF1 - optic pathway glioma, neurofibroma, dural ectasia

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 04 Sep 2017
83% complete
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Coil marker and wire

  Diagnosis not applicable
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Published 02 Feb 2018
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Congenital CMV infection

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 05 Sep 2017
98% complete
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Contrast extravasation

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Published 24 May 2017
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Coracoid process avulsion

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Published 27 Aug 2020
79% complete
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Correct nasogastric tube placement

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Published 22 Jan 2015
82% complete
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COVID-19 pneumonia

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Published 22 Mar 2020
89% complete
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COVID-19 pneumonia

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Published 23 Mar 2020
88% complete
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Crush injury with spinal, aortic and renal injuries

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 29 Jan 2018
95% complete
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Diffuse astrocytoma, IDH-mutant

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Published 14 Apr 2022
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Direct caroticocavernous fistula

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Published 19 Mar 2021
78% complete
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Distal fibular fracture (Weber B)

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Published 01 Aug 2018
91% complete
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Distal phalanx near-amputation

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 28 Jan 2015
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Distal radial buckle fracture

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 01 Aug 2018
85% complete
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Distal radial fracture

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Published 06 Feb 2017
82% complete
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Distal tibial and fibular fractures

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 30 Oct 2017
93% complete
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Duodenal diverticulitis

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Published 24 Aug 2021
92% complete
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis from colorenal fistula

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Published 01 Sep 2021
92% complete
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Enchondroma with pathological fracture

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Published 25 Aug 2017
79% complete
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Endobronchial nasogastric tube

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Published 03 May 2018
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Endobronchial nasogastric tube

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Published 26 May 2019
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Endobronchial nasogastric tube with lobar collapse

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Published 15 Sep 2015
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Endotracheal tube in right main bronchus

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Published 20 Dec 2017
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Epidural abscess complicating frontal sinusitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
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Published 22 Nov 2018
78% complete
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Epiglottic cyst

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ETT in right main bronchus

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Published 10 Oct 2015
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Extradural hematoma (through MMA)

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Published 25 May 2023
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Extradural hematoma - vertex

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 25 May 2023
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Fahr disease

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Published 17 Jun 2015
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Fifth metacarpal fracture

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Fifth metatarsal base fracture

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Published 01 Aug 2018
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Focal cecal ischemia

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Published 12 Sep 2020
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Focal cortical dysplasia (type I)

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Published 05 Sep 2017
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Fournier gangrene with osteomyelitis

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 24 Aug 2021
95% complete
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Fracture of phalanx in polydactyly

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Published 24 Jan 2017
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Freiberg infraction

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Published 06 Jun 2018
97% complete
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Glioblastoma

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 02 May 2019
92% complete
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Glioblastoma (IDH wild-type)

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Published 05 Sep 2017
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Glioblastoma IDH wild-type

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 27 May 2021
95% complete
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Guitar pick

  Diagnosis not applicable
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Published 29 Mar 2021
29% complete
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Hemopneumothorax - penetrating injury

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 12 Nov 2019
93% complete
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Hemorrhagic stroke

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 29 Apr 2015
100% complete
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Healing ring and little finger proximal phalanx fractures

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Derek Smith
Published 25 Aug 2017
94% complete
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Hepatic hyperammonemic encephalopathy

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 21 Mar 2022
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Hodgkin lymphoma

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 18 Aug 2015
95% complete
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Hypoglycemic encephalopathy

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 21 Mar 2022
78% complete
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Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 12 Nov 2019
100% complete
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 19 Mar 2021
77% complete
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Incorrect nasogastric tube positioning

  Diagnosis certain
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Published 22 Jan 2015
88% complete
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Infectious colitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Derek Smith
Published 02 Oct 2014
83% complete
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Inferior shoulder dislocation

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Published 10 Oct 2015
97% complete
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Infrarenal aortic aneurysm

  Diagnosis certain
Derek Smith
Published 18 Aug 2015
92% complete
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Intracerebral bleed

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Derek Smith
Published 23 Oct 2015
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