Interventional Radiology and the Critically Ill
Main goals of interventional radiology (IR) therapies: stop bleeding without surgery; relieve obstruction; drain collections; and insert therapeutic or prophylactic devices
Category Radiology
C. H. Joseph Chang
C. H. Joseph Chang (1929 - 2017) was an American radiologist. Chang sign (CXR finding in pulmonary embolus) decribed in 1965
Shigeo Satomura
Shigeo Satomura (1919 - 1960) was a Japanese scientist. Designed and developed the Doppler Cardiograph, blood-rheograph and trasncutaneous flowmeter
Ziro Kaneko
Ziro Kaneko (1915 – 1997) Japanese neuropsychiatrist. Pioneer in the field of Geriatric Psychiatry in Japan. Doppler Flowmeter (1960)
Aubrey Hampton
Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900 - 1955) was an American Radiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Hampton hump and Hampton line
Contrast Induced Nephropathy
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is most commonly defined as renal impairment or acute kidney injury occurring within 48 hr of administration of intravascular radiographic contrast material that is not attributable to other causes
Contrast Agents
OVERVIEW Contrast agents are substances used in medical imaging as to enhance the contrast or the distinction between different tissues. aka contrast medium RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST AGENTS Composition Currently available agents contain a tri-iodinated benzene ring (either monomeric or dimeric; ionic…
ABC of CXR Interpretation
Additional reading from Normal CXRs; Eric Strong Interpretation series; the DRABCDE approach; CXR for the OSCE and of course the Top 150 CXR to try your luck!
Chest X-ray for the OSCE
OSCE examination: Question: Please describe the main features on this chest x-ray in particular the mediastinum.
Normal Chest X-Ray
Labelled normal anatomy chest X-ray to assist in interpretation review
DRSABCDE of CXR Interpretation
Chest X-Rays (CXR) are routine investigation in clinical practice and consequently it is important for medical students and clinician’s alike to know how to interpret them. There are many approaches to CXR interpretation, each trying to ensure that key abnormalities are identified and no area is overlooked.
Robert Kienböck
Robert Kienböck (1871-1953) was an Austrian radiologist and pioneer in radiotherapy. Eponymously associated with Kienböck's disease - avascular necrosis of the lunate bone