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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... wrist #frequency #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
and lateral abdomen ... 0.05 mSv 2.5 CXRs ... radionuclide bone ... 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... #wrist #radiology ... #mnemonic #diagnosis ... #msk #pediatrics
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
paratracheal and bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... Pawnbrokers #Sign #clinical ... #radiology #pulmonary
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
to one or more pulmonary ... multifocal often bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Chronic Osteomyelitis on Femur X-Ray
Characteristic imaging features include
1. Sequestrum: Dead bone fragment separated from surrounding bone
Sequestrum: Dead bone ... from surrounding bone ... purulent and necrotic material ... #Femur #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #msk
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Checklist Outline ALL bones ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary