Imaging & Diagnostics

Diagnosis of Hip Complaints: Arthritis & Neoplasms Part II | El Paso, TX.

Ischemic Osteonecrosis   Ischemic Osteonecrosis (More accurate term) aka avascular necrosis AVN: this term describes subarticular (subchondral) bone death Intramedullary… Read More

October 23, 2018

Diagnosis of Hip Complaints: Arthritis & Neoplasms Part I | El Paso, TX.

Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) Macroscopic & Microscopic Appearance of Normal vs. Damaged Articular Hyaline Cartilage by DJD Hip Osteoarthritis (OA)… Read More

October 19, 2018

Acute Pelvis & Hip Trauma Imaging Diagnosis Part II | El Paso, TX.

      Hip Fractures     Garden Classification (above) helps with Dx and correct management of patients M/C Fx… Read More

October 17, 2018

Acute Pelvis & Hip Trauma Imaging Diagnosis Part I | El Paso, TX.

Pelvic Fractures Can Be Stable & Unstable Unstable Fx: a result of high energy trauma with >50% d/t MVA 20%… Read More

October 16, 2018

Spinal Neoplasms Diagnostic Imaging Approach Part II

Summary Neoplasms The vast majority of clinically suspected bone Mets are found in the axial skeleton and proximal femurs/humeri Radiography… Read More

October 10, 2018

Spinal Neoplasms Diagnostic Imaging Approach Part I

Metastatic Bone Disease (aka Mets) or "Secondaries." Are the most common malignant bone neoplasms affecting the spine, aka spinal neoplasms… Read More

October 9, 2018

Spinal Arthritis Diagnostic Imaging Approach Part II

    Spinal Arthritis Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL). Less frequent than DISH. Greater clinical importance d/t spinal canal… Read More

October 3, 2018

Spinal Arthritis Diagnostic Imaging Approach Part I

Degenerative Arthritis Spinal Arthritis: Spondylosis aka Degenerative disease of the spine represents an evolution of changes affecting most mobile spinal… Read More

October 2, 2018

Spinal Trauma Imaging Approach to Diagnosis Part II

Hyperextension Injury Hangman's Fx aka traumatic spondylolisthesis of C2 with a fracture of pars interarticularis or pedicles (unstable) MVA is… Read More

September 28, 2018

Spinal Trauma Imaging Approach to Diagnosis Part I

Imaging Diagnosis Management: Cervical spinal trauma & radiographic variants simulating disease Cervical spine Arthritis Neoplasms Infection Post-Surgical cervical spine  … Read More

September 27, 2018

Introduction To Medical Imaging Conventional Radiography

Conventional Radiography is 2-D imaging modality It is required to perform minimum 2-views orthogonal to each other: 1 AP (Anterior… Read More

September 14, 2018

The Knee

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February 22, 2018