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CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
CT vs T1 MRI CT ... not apparent T1 MRI ... Pal @drdevrad #CT ... #T1 #MRI #comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... Delayed Phase • Magnetic ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... enzymes, Head CT ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... In detecting CT ... /MRI abnormality ... Pronator #Drift #Testing
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... Supportive: genetic testing ... , LGE on MRI) Four
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
cerebrospinal fluid, MRI ... magnetic resonance ... #encephalitis #comparison
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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criteria - ED testing ... include cranial CT ... CSF, thyroid, MRI
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... or MRI. ... #Limitations #Comparison
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection- Ultrasonographic images showed ventricular dilatation in the fetal brain, and T2-weighted magnetic resonance
and T2-weighted magnetic ... Immunohistochemical testing ... polymerase-chain-reaction testing ... NEJM #radiology #MRI ... #CT #computed #