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Teaching #Radiology, one tweet at a time!

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

dear apple, the iPod needs to come back. not for nostalgia. for the parents who want their kids to love music and audiobooks without a browser, social media, and the whole internet attached to it

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Abbreviations not to use #1:
TDS: Technically difficult study

I had to Google this for 15 minutes to find out.

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Unnecessary things to say in a radiology report #2:

Additional findings as above.

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One view is no view.

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Unnecessary things to say in a radiology report #1:

Stool throughout the colon

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When it comes to the gallbladder, MRI is always superior:

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When it comes to the gallbladder, MRI is always superior:

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You don't always need cross-sectional imaging to call it splenomegaly.

#MedTwitter

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A close look at the original x-ray reveals that the PICC is not following the course of the ascending aorta, so this had to be in the persistent left SVC. For practical purposes, a suspicious placement of the central line should be followed by a blood gas. ⬆️ O2 = arterial

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What Next?

#radres #ChestRad #EMRad #CVRad

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The team repositioned the PICC and it went to the same exact location. Here is the follow-up CT, showing a persistent left SVC:

#radres #CVrad #chestrad

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Now what?

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PCR was done right after this CT and was negative....

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Based on the recent @RSNA guideline on #COVID19 standardize reporting; How would you categorize these findings?

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@TanMohammedMD @mossabas @brainbanker @jsklein1 @JavadAzadi @cookyscan1 @JeffreyKanneMD @ellakaz @CtSpectral #thoracicrad @ChilesCaroline @hochhegger @JCLRodrigues @DanielVargasMD

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Challenge case: A young post bone marrow transplant patient presents with increasing fever. A Chest CT study two weeks ago was normal. The current chest CT is presented:

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Based on the recent @RSNA guideline on #COVID19 standardize reporting; How would you categorize these findings?

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@JiangRad Good choice! This one was a fish bone, but they can look identical.

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Diagnosis please? #radres #radiology #cotd

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@bmedellinr Cause though?