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

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Traumatic brain injury

Subarachnoid hemorrhage and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Shattered spleen

Occipital condyle fracture

Vertebral artery dissection

Hemopneumothorax - penetrating injury

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Otomastoiditis - uncomplicated

Submandibular gland abscess

Tongue base squamous cell carcinoma - T2 N1 M0

Pharyngitis with retropharyngeal extension

Normal CT neck

Suppurative adenitis

Left submandibular / masticator space abscess

Calcified pleural plaques

Endobronchial nasogastric tube

Calcified pleural plaques

Left L5/S1 disc extrusion

Glioblastoma

Subdural hematoma

Calcified anterior mediastinal nodes (post-radiotherapy)

Proximal humeral fracture

Lateral tibial plateau fracture

Calcified pleural plaques

Calcified pleural plaques

Normal neck ultrasound

Zenker diverticulum

Transcutaneous glucose monitor

Swallowed mussel shell

Aspirated chicken bone

Normal lateral neck radiograph

Epidural abscess complicating frontal sinusitis

Subdural empyema and frontal abscess complicating frontal sinusitis

Pawnbroker symbol (photo)

Tertiary esophageal contractions (scleroderma)

Skin fold artifact

Laryngeal foreign body (chicken bone)

Left renal tract calculi

Radial head fracture

Fifth metatarsal base fracture

Myeloma with pathological fracture

Second metacarpal head fracture

Base of fifth metacarpal fracture

Occult radial head fracture

Distal fibular fracture (Weber B)

Metatarsal stress fracture

Distal radial buckle fracture

Normal AP chest radiograph

Normal chest radiograph

Sigmoid volvulus

Freiberg infraction

Posterior junction line

Bilateral duplex collecting systems

Patellar instability with medial patellofemoral ligament tear

Endobronchial nasogastric tube

Achievements (diagram example)

Accordion (photo)

Wing and ribbon marker

Wide local excision surgical clips

Coil marker and wire

Breast ribbon marker

Breast ribbon marker

Breast coil marker

Spinal epidural lipomatosis

Prostate metastases to lung

Thumb proximal phalanx avulsion fracture

Metatarsal fractures

Subcapital femoral fracture

Pulmonary edema

Left lower lobe collapse

Type A aortic dissection

Crush injury with spinal, aortic and renal injuries

Type A aortic dissection

Second toe proximal phalanx fracture

Endotracheal tube in right main bronchus

Traumatic vertebral artery dissection

Medial tibial plateau fracture

Distal tibial and fibular fractures

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