If you're new to Radiology and would like some quick and easy reference material to help you out, this book is for you! One-liners for beginners on Radiology is booklet packed with shortcuts to the essential topics in this field. This booklet provides a concise introduction to the basics of medical Radiology.
● Meckel’s diverticulum is best diagnosed by Tc 99 Pertechnetium scan.
● Most radiosensitive tissue is bone marrow.
● The shield used in radiology Is made up of lead.
● The fetus is most radiosensitive at 3-6 weeks.
● Thimble bladder is seen in chronic tubercular cystitis.
● Half-life of radium is 226 years.
● Cell most sensitive to radiation is lymphocyte.
● Best investigation for diagnosing an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
● Air and water have Hounsfield units of 1000 air and 0 water.
● Investigation of choice for vestibular schwannoma enhanced MRI.
● Dawson’s fingers are typically seen in multiple sclerosis.
● Tiger eye sign on MRI is hallervorden spartz disease .
● Blue colour on Doppler represents deoxygenated blood flow.
● Sign of hepatobiliary ascariasis on transverse ultrasound: bull’s eye sign.
● Hounsfield units are used in the CT scan.
● Most sensitive test for ureteric stones is non-contrast CT scan.
● Investigations of choice for neuro angiofibroma is contrast-enhanced CT.
● MRI was invented by Raymond Damadian
● CT scan was invented by Geoffrey Hounsfield.
● Best investigations for bronchiectasis is HRCT.
● HU is a measure of CT.
● Cartwheel appearance /wheel spooke appearance in USG is seen in hydatid cyst.
● INV of choice for minimal ascites is USG.
● Ground glass ventricular septum is seen in HOCM.
● Gold standard investigation for the diagnosis of cystic echinococcus: USG.
● Initial investigation of amoebic liver abscess is USG.
● Money bag appearance of the skull is seen in pericardial effusion.
● Rim sign in IVP: polycystic kidney.
● Gray equals 100 rad.
● Trident hand is seen in achondroplasia.
● The half-life of iodine 131 is 8 days.
● Most commonly used radioisotope for the treatment of bone cancer is strontium 89.
● String sign of Kantor is seen in Crohn's disease.
● Thumbprint sign is seen in ischemic colitis.
● Finger in glove appearance in chest Xray is seen in bronchocele.
● Air bronchogram sign in consolidation.
● Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is seen in silicosis, sarcoidosis and lymphoma.
● Angiographic finding in Buerger's disease is corkscrew arteries.
● String of beads appearance of the renal artery is seen in fibromuscular dysplasia.
● Chains of lake appearance is seen in chronic pancreatitis
● Figure of eight appearances on Xray supra cardiac TAPVC.
● View taken for the aortic window is LAO view.
● RADIO OPAQUE STONE IS CYSTEINE.
● Right heart border is not formed by left atrium.
● Colon is identified on Xray by haustra.
● Onion peel appearance is seen in Ewing's sarcoma.
● sunray appearance on X-ray - Osteogenic Sarcoma.
● Investigation of choice for posterior urethral valve/vesicoureteral reflux id micturating cystourethrogram.
● Corkscrew appearance are diffuse oesophagal spasm.
● Rat tail appearance carcinoma esophagus.
● Beak shaped distal esophagus in achalasia. Snowman sign in TAPVC
● Snowman appearance in USG for - Hydatidform mole.
● Double bubble sign in seen in duodenal atresia.
● Single bubble sign is pyloric stenosis.
● Triple bubble sign is jejunal atresia.
● Water lily appearance is with hydatid cyst.
● Bird of prey sign is barium study sigmoid volvulus.
● Salt and pepper appearance in the skull in hyperparathyroidism.
● Apple core sign in barium enema is seen in carcinoma colon.
● Bone within a bone appearance is osteoporosis.
● Target element seen in mammography is molybdenum.
● Plain x-ray abdomen ERECT view is the best X-ray for pneumoperitoneum.
● Most sensitive investigation for pneumoperiotoneum is the CT scan.
● X-ray abdomen SUPINE VIEW is best X-ray for intestinal obstruction.
● X-ray for minimal right-sided pleural effusion is done in right lateral decubitus position.
● The lordotic view is the best view for lung apices and Lingular abnormalities.
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