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 The second annual Medical Weblog Awards! These awards are designed to honor the very best in the medical blogosphere, as decided by the readers of these fine medical blogs.It's been another year filled with explosive growth, stirring debate, and excellent writing -- in a number of fields. Sumer's Radiology Site has been nominated in following categories. Sumer's Radiology Site is the only weblog to be nominated in three categories!! Thanks to all readers and visitors...
-- Best Medical Weblog
-- Best Clinical Sciences Weblog
-- Best Medical Technologies/Informatics Weblog
Click here to see the other nominees
Please note-Polls will be open from Tuesday, January 3, 2006 and will close at midnight on Sunday, January 15, 2005 (PST).
I ll put up the link shortly...
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Image Quiz
A 38 year old woman presented with dyspepsia. A Barium swallow was done. What is the diagnosis?
Answer-Sliding Hiatus Hernia
Winners-Jon Mikel, Sharon, Alireza, K Sudhakar
Leave your answers in the comments section. The correct answer and winners will be published on the site next week.
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Ascaris lumbricoides is a common nematode infesting a major percentage of human beings worldwide. It grows to a maximum length of 35 cm. This species is host specific to human beings and lives longer (1-2 years) with in the small intestine.
However, as the bowel loops are just under the abdominal wall, the detection of intestinal ascariasis is difficult by routine abdominal probes. It demands the use of a higher frequency high-density probe of 5 - 10 MHz. The live worm on longitudinal section appears as a writhing tubular shadow having brighter margins described by some as 'strip sign'. There is a hypoechoic core producing the 'inner tube sign'. The coiled worm appears as 'spaghetti'. The cross-sectional picture is also characteristic of a tubular body described as the ring sign or bull's eye sign if seen with in the CBD or a narrow lumen.
Full article with images here(Full free text available)-
Ultrasound Diagnosis Of Intestinal Ascariasis
K BALAKUMAR
Ind J Radiol Imag 2005 15:1:107-108
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59th Annual Congress of IRIA (IRIA 2006),
ChennaiDates: 5-8 Jan, 2006
Feb 10-12, 2006:USCON XV,Lucknow
15 Feb 2006: Workshop on Neuromuscular Ultrasound
Organized by: RARE, Dr. PM VenkataSai at Chennai
18 Feb 2006: Diagnostic Imaging ConclaveVenue: The Leela, Mumbai
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Every year this time a lot of medical students finishing their internship from various hospitals and medical colleges come to me with their queries on which speciality is best suited to them. I came across this very interesting link in bmj. A must see for all physicians. Click here for some good advice and humour too...
Algorithm on Which speciality is best for you.
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Continuing with the series to help Radiology Residents in various Medical colleges and Hospitals preparing for their final MD/DMRD/DNB examinations. Here are a few questions on obstretics-
- Role of USG in IUGR.
- US in diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
- Imaging of placenta and Grading of Placenta.
- Alimentary Tract lesions diagnosable in-utero.
- Role of US in 1st trimester bleeding.
- Radiological finding in IUD.
- Molar Pregnancy.
- Describe fetal circulation and discuss the high risk obs application of color doppler.
- Congenital brain abnormalities.
- Keep studying!! Leave your queries in comments section and any suggestions are welcome.
Keep studying!! Leave your queries in comments section and any suggestions are welcome.
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Morphometry of the corpus callosum in Chinese children: relationship with gender and academic performance.
Ng WH, Chan YL, Au KS, Yeung KW, Kwan TF, To CY
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR.
The corpus callosum has been widely studied, but no study has demonstrated whether its size and shape have any relationship with language and calculation performance.
Apart from the normal average dimension of the different parts of the corpus callosum, thickness at the body-splenium junction in the average-to-good performance group was significantly greater than the below-average performance group in Chinese language (P=0.005), English language (P=0.02) and mathematics (P=0.01). The remainder of the callosal thickness showed no significant relationship with academic performance. There was no significant sex difference in the thickness of any part of the corpus callosum.
Full article at-
Pediatr Radiol 2005 Jun;35(6):565-71. Epub 2004 Oct 15.
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Neonates do not need to be handled for radiographs.
Slade D, Harrison S, Morris S, Alfaham M, Davis P, Guildea Z, Tuthill D.
Department of Child Health, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, Cardiff CF64 4XX, UK. dawnslade@doctors.org.uk
The handling of sick neonates may have detrimental effects such as hypoxia or bradycardia. Such handling is inevitable due to the frequent need for practical procedures; however, minimising handling reduces these adverse events and may improve outcome. Radiography is one of the commonest procedures performed on neonates. Usually the infant is lifted and placed onto the radiographic cassette; however, modern incubators often incorporate a tray beneath the mattress in which the radiographic cassette can be placed without the need to disturb the infant. The under-tray method for taking radiographs may produce films of at least equivalent quality to the standard method. Since the standard method involves handling with potential desaturation and bradycardia, this technique should cease.
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Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Jun;35(6):608-11. Epub 2005 Feb 22.
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A webpage with links to my publications, books and information about my presentations is now available.
Check out-
About Sumer Sethi
http://www.sumersethi.blogspot.com
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Well believe it or not this is an editorial article from a prestigious Radiology Journal. It is a must read for all Radiologists and possibly they can share it with their family too. A MUST READ....
Just ponder over a few points from this article first, if you want read the full article click here
I married a radiologist
Linda R. Mirvis, MLS
"I’ve explained that a technician takes the
X-rays and a radiologist interprets the studies. I’m never fully
convinced my audience gets the point, however"
"When watching
television or a movie with your radiological significant
other, are X-ray films always hung backward or upside-down?"
"Then there are those situations, such as on an airplane, when
the dreaded question is posed: “Is there a doctor on board?”
Our spouses face the age-old dilemma: Does a radiologist
count? Should they wait to see if a “clinical” physician steps
forward before they decide? Should they ask the flight attendant
if there is a multislice CT or state-of-the-art MR on board
before they commit to volunteering?"
"My husband will sometimes point out animals and inanimate
objects in clouds, which just look like, well, clouds to me. He
tells me that he often sees animals, people, etc. in stomach and
colon contents while reading CT scans."
And much more-FULL ARTICLE HERE-
Applied Radiology, December 2005. Volume: 34 Number: 12 December 2005
Link- http://www.appliedradiology.com/articles/Article.asp?ID=1235&IssueID=149&ThreadID=
pdf-http://www.appliedradiology.com/articles/pdf/AR_12-05_editorial.pdf
All Radiologists and possibly their spouses are welcome to comment and possibly share a story!!
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