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Vikas Shah

BSc MBBS MRCP FRCR

Vikas enjoys teaching abdominal and emergency imaging and has a particular passion for delivering radiology education using social media. He is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Leicester, and the Radiology Lead for Leicester Medical School.

He taught on Radiopaedia's Abdominal Emergency Radiology Course and Radiology Review Course 2019 and was a co-convener of the Radiopaedia 2021, 2022 and 2023 Virtual Conferences, and will be involved with the upcoming Radiopaedia 2024 Virtual Conference.

Outside of work, Vikas is kept busy by his children and is slowly mastering the art of Lego! 

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Question 1475

Which of the following is more likely to cause a pneumoretroperitoneum rather than a pneumoperitoneum?

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Question 1476

Which organ is abnormally enlarged on this abdominal x-ray?

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Question 1485

What is the typical density measurement on CT, in Hounsfield Units, of acute intra-abdominal blood?

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Question 1486

A CT of the abdomen is acquired in someone who is pyrexial 3 days following a cholecystectomy. Which of the following features would make you more concerned about an abscess in the surgical bed rather than the presence of topical hemostatic material? 

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Question 1487

In the post-procedure imaging of which of the following weight-loss surgical procedures is the Phi angle measured?

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Question 1488

A focus of abdominal fluid is measured as being 65 Hounsfield Units in density on CT. It is most likely to be:

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Question 1489

In a Roux-en-Y procedure, the segment of bowel anastomosed onto the gastric pouch is known as the:

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Question 1490

A 65-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain, tenderness, fever, and pus discharge from a midline incision site 1 month after hysterectomy. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Question 1545

Which of these is the most common fat-containing renal lesion?

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Question 1546

What proportion of renal angiomyolipomas are sporadic in origin?

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Question 1547

What is the minimum rate of GI tract bleeding detectable by CT angiography?

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Question 1548

Ultrasound of orchitis reveals:

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Question 1549

Which regions are most frequently affected by epididymo-orchitis?

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Question 1552

Which of the following features is more typical of Crohn disease than ulcerative colitis?

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Question 1553

Which is the most common type of testicular tumor?

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Question 1569

These appearances are MOST typical of:

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Question 1592

Given the appearance of the small bowel here, what is the most likely underlying etiology of the bowel ischemia?

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Question 1593

What is the correct term for this peripancreatic collection?

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Question 1595

Which artery restricts the ascent of this type of kidney?

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Question 1743

In the HMO system of pelvic organ prolapse grading, what does the M line measure?