Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Food Examples in Radiology

From Twitter account of @scanman, a radiologist in India:

Vijay
scanman Food examples in radiology - apple core, scalloping, berry aneurysm, lemon & banana (Chiari II), hamburger sign, coffee bean, dinner fork…
Vijay
scanman More… Onion skin (Ewing's), sausage digit (sarcoid), eggshell rice grain & popcorn calcification, pepper pot skull, honeycombing, donut…
Vijay
scanman My personal favourite is "licked candy stick appearance" of psoriatic arthropathy
Vijay
scanman Omental cake, pancake vertebra, celery stalk metaphysis, millet seed (miliary TB), cottage loaf sign (traumatic diaphragmatic rupture)

Related:
Selections from the Buffet of Food Signs in Radiology. Clare J. Roche et al. November 2002 RadioGraphics, 22, 1369-1384.
“Milk of Calcium” and Food Signs in Radiology. Lee A. Shratter, MD. May 2003 RadioGraphics, 23, 686.

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