Radiology+Case+Study

Carol Reamer (Edited by Teressa Millet)
 * I would say in general this one is TOO SHORT. Carol, please make the next one much longer to be more challenging.
 * You have to each edit one, so you need to pick between the three of you how that will work.
 * am I supposed to make corrections???? Carol Reamer. I don't see any typos...

Case Study Clinical History: 69-year old man presenting gross hematuria. Findings: Axial NECT (A) and delayed CECT (B) images demonstrate a 4.7_2.0_3.3 cm papillary mass along the left blader base wall, with periphiel calcifications. Curved MPR (C) and three-dimensional, volume-rendered (D) images confirm the mass is centered at the left ereterovesical junction. It causes mild left hydronephrosis. web link []

Corrected by Lindsey Vogel - corrections are in parenthesis: Clinical History: 69-year old man presenting gross hematuria. Findings: Axial NECT (A) and delayed CECT (B) images demonstrate a 4.7_2.0_3.3 cm papillary mass along the left blader (bladder) base wall, with periphiel ( peripheral)  calcifications. Curved MPR (C) and three-dimensional, volume-rendered (D) images confirm the mass is centered at the left ereterovesical ( ureterovesical)  junction. It causes mild left hydronephrosis.

Teressa Millet Med Term II April 21, 2010 Week Three Case Study Radiology Case Study/MRI (EDITIED BY TERESSA MILLET) PLEASE RE-EDIT!!!!!!! You may be asked to wear a gown during the exam or you may be allowed to wear your own clothing if it is loose-fitting and has no metal fasteners. Guidelines about eating and drinking before an MRI exam vary with the specific exam and also with the facility. For some types of exams, you will be asked to fast for 8-12 hours. Unless you are told otherwise, you may follow your regular daily routine and take medications as usual. Some MRI examinations may require the patient to swallow contrast medium/material or receive an injection of contrast into the bloodstream. The radiology technician/technologist may ask if you have allergies of any kind, such as allergy to iodine or x-ray contrast material, drugs, food, the environment, or asthma. However, the contrast material used for an MRI exam,( called [|a silvery white metallic element), gadolinium], does not contain iodine and is less likely to cause side effects or an allergic reaction. The radiologist should also know if you have any serious health problems or if you have recently had surgery. Some conditions, such as severe kidney disease may prevent you from being given contrast material for an MRI. Women should always inform their physician or technologist if there is any possibility that they are pregnant. MRI has been used for scanning patients since the 1980's with no reports of any ill effects on pregnant women or their babies. However, because the baby will be in a strong magnetic field, pregnant women should not have this exam unless the potential benefit from the MRI is assumed to outweigh the potential risks. Link to Med Term Mammography Wikipedia Case Study: [|http://www.mammagraphyWikipedia] Link to Week Three Case Study: [|http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=bodymr -]
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Lindsey Vogel Case Study

Chief X-ray Technologist, Eva Christiane Jordan 62-year old female with acutie lombar sciatica. The automatic movement of the X-ray tube and detector to the predefined latiral imaging position meant that the patient did not need to be repositioned.

“Our AXIOM Aristos FX is an incredible trauma workstation. We move the patient once from the gurney to the height-adjustable table and can acquire the images without further repositioning.

The X-ray tube and the detector travel around the patient. For the patient, that’s really the best.”

“We acquired seventeen images of a critically injured patient in thirty minutes; another time we acquired ten images in fifteen minutes. And the image quality is very good.**

This saves an enormous amount of time in diagonosing patients with multiple trauma injuries.”

“The ability to acquire lateral or oblique images on the AXIOM Aristos FX without having to move the patient is an enormous help.

Take, for example, patients with spinle metastases, pateints who have had spinal surgerie, or patients with acute lumbago: It’s a major advantage to be able to move the patient once from the bed to the table using a rollboard, and then just swing the X-ray tube around to acquire images in two planes. It’s quick and relatively painless. We can also acquire left lateral and a.p. abdomenal emages of patients who are in pain more quickly. First, the patient is positioned for the left lateral exposure and X-rayed. Then we just have to turn the patient over onto his or her back to take the a.p. of the abdomen.” [|http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SMStandardContentView~q_catalogId~e_-1~a_categoryId~e_12759~a_catTree~e_100010,1007660,12759~a_contentTypeId~e_1~a_langId~e_-1~a_pageId~e_37039~a_storeId~e_10001~a_view~e_individual.htm] Corrected by Carol Reamer 62-year old female with acute lumbar sciatica. The automatic movement of the X-ray tube and detector to the predefined lateral imaging position meant that the patient did not need to be repositioned. Our AXIOM Aristos FX is an incredible trauma workstation. We move the patient once from the gurney to the height-adjustable table and can acquire the images without further repostioning. The X-ray tube and the detector travel around the patient. For the patient, that's really the best. "We acquired seventeen images of a critically injured patient in thirty minutes; another time we acquired ten images in fifteen minutes, and the image quality is very good. This saves an enormous amount of time diagnosing patients with multiple trauma injuries. The ability to acquire lateral or oblique images on the AXIOM Aristos FX without having to move the patient is an enormous help. Take for example, patients with spinal metastasis, patients who have had spinal surgery, or patients with acute lumbago: It's a major advantage to be able to move the patient once from the bed to the table using a rollboard, and then just swing the X-ray tube around to acquire images in two planes. It's quick and relatively painless. We can also acquire left lateral and a.p abdominal images (a.p. anteroposterior) of patients who are in pain more quickly. First, the patient is positioned for the left lateral exposure and X-rayed. Then we just have to turn the patient over onto his or her back to take the a.p. of the abdomen.