Registrations have now closed for the MSK MRI Workstation based workshop to be held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in July 2016. We would like to thank everyone who registered and to those who expressed interest. Due to continuing interest in the workshop we have decided to hold a second workshop in KL on the weekend […]
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CHONDRAL DELAMINATION CARTILAGE MRI CHONDRAL DELAMINATION CARTILAGE MRI Chondral Delamination on MRI is not common but is seen often enough that we need to be aware of it and What to look for on MRI. OVERVIEW What is it? Chondral delamination is when cartilage separates and lifts off from its attachment with the cortex. Why
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When are scans performed for? Discitis, often both a T2 and T2 Fat Sat/ STIR sequence are performed. Which is better for assessing for early discitis? One of the features of discitis on MRI is increased T2 signal in the disc. But often, there are no other features of discitis/ osteomyelits, the disc signal on
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The first MSK MRI Workstation based workshop in Kuala Lumpur is now confirmed for the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of July 2016. We will cover MRI of the four most commonly imaged joints, Knee, Shoulder, Hip and Ankle. The best way to learn something is to do it. Lectures and conferences give you
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This is the first in a regular series of posts on cases of interest. Incidental finding in a 40yo male. Image above. ANSWER Cavernomas of the spinal cord have a very specific appearance on MRI with the following features Lobulated well defined lesion mixed signal T1 and T2 No significant enhancement Low signal
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Going to Bali or Borocay for a holiday and just have to read all the radiology articles in AJR and Radiographics you missed in the year? Work at different sites during the week or have limited internet access? How do you get easy access to articles? I carry around a few thousand articles in my
The 2016 ISMRM Annual Meeting is being held in Singapore, which is great news for us in this region. But is it worth going to? It depends…. I have been to a number of ISMRM meetings over the years and it’s a huge meeting, but the difficulty from a radiologist’s perspective, is that it
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In the last post we looked at the Buford Complex. In this post let’s look at the remaining two normal labral variants, the Sublabral Recess and the Sublabral Foramen. Definition: Regions where a normal labrum is present, but it is not attached to the glenoid. Where are they found? Sublabral Recess: Anterior portion of the
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In this third part of Glenoid Labrum MRI Simplified we look at the Buford Complex. If you have not seen Part 1 and Part 2 please look at those posts before reading this. Definition: Absent anterosuperior labrum, with a thick middle glenohumeral ligament. MRI APPEARANCE: The image below shows a comparison of the normal appearance
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The problem: Many normal labral variants get called tears. How do we differentiate a normal labral variant from a tear? The solution: Normal labral variants occur in specific areas of the glenoid labrum. Understand their typical location and you will not confuse them with tears. If you haven’t read the first post on the classification
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The problem: A lot of the difficulty people have in reporting shoulder MRI and particularly the glenoid labrum is in having a clear understanding of the MRI anatomy. This leads to confusion in differentiating normal glenoid labrum variants from labral tears and SLAP tears. The solution: The humble pear. Only a few dollars a kilo
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PARS DEFECTS ON MRI Pars defects can be difficult to see on MRI. Lets look at how best to find them 1. WHAT IS THE PARS INTERARTICULARIS Bone that connects the superior and inferior articular process at each level. 2. WHAT DOES A NORMAL PARS INTERTICULARIS LOOK LIKE ON MRI A continuous piece of bone
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