Sunday, March 31, 2019

ANswers Shmanshers for March Quiz!- So the winners for this round are Dr. Dey, Bonney and Trace! It was a three way Tie!

1. Periapical granuloma, periapical cyst, periapical abscess (3 points)

2. Cemento-osseous dysplasia (1 point)
No one was able to answer this correctly so it will not be counted for score.
3. Lucency near crown of unerupted tooth (1 point)

4. Septic thrombosis of venous sinus, brain abscess, epidural abscess, subdural empyema, meningitis (5 points)

5. Whether the lesion is related to a tooth? (1 point)

6. Cemento-osseous dysplasia (1 point)

7. 1st question - simple odontoma; 2nd question - complex odontoma (2 points)

8. torus palatinus (1 point)

9. Beam hardening artifact (1 point)

10. c (1 point)

11. b (1 point)

12. d (1 point)

Bonus
d (1 point)

Sunday, March 3, 2019

April Articles!

It's time for your April Articles! This month we are going to focus on GU - Kidneys and ureters!

Follow the Stream - Imaging of Urinary Diversions

Multimodality Review of Native Renal Vasculature

2017 Renal Mass and Localized Renal Cancer Guidelines

Unofficial EVMS Journal Club March Quiz!

It is the 1st Sunday of March - that means it is time for another quiz! Hope you are ready for some questions about TEETH!

1. If you see some form of tooth disease and a periapical lucency - what are 3 things you should consider?

2. If the tooth is unrestored and without evidence of disease but has a periapical lucency, what should you consider?

3. How do dentigerous cysts appear?

4. What are 5 possible intracranial complications of apical periodontitis?

5. When evaluating teeth lesions, what is the third question you need to ask?

6. Sally McSallyface, an African American woman in her 50's, presents with a vital nonrestored tooth that has a periapical lucency not fused with the tooth. What do you think she has?

7. Job McJobface, a 9 yo boy, presents with a supernumary tooth. This could be a presentation of what? What type of lesion if the lesion is an amorphous hyperattenuating conglomerate mass adjacent an unerupted tooth?

8. Peter McPeterface has a CT of the maxillofacial sinuses and has an osseous protruberance from the hard palate. What does this represent?

9. Yoni McYoniface has a CT of the neck. The radiologist Courtney McCourtneyface is concerned there is a recurrent carious lesion. However, she notices that it is due to metallic fillings causing low attenuation at the junction between the filling and the tooth. This is because of what artifact?

10. Martin McMartinface passes out while watching "Without a Trace?" and injures his face. He gets a CT and there is a fracture of the alveolar socket on the outer side. This is a fracture of what surface?

a. The lingual surface
b. The tongue surface
c. The buccal surface
d. The hyoid surface

11. Jimbob has mucosal thickening of the right maxillary sinus with dehiscence adjacent a carious tooth. This is concerning for?

a. Obstructive maxillary sinusitis
b. Odontogenic sinusitis
c. Mucociliary dysplasia
d. Adenocarcinoma

12. Tony McTonyface has a tooth extracted. At the follow up examination, the dentist notices bubbles at the extraction site in the maxilla. The dentist reviews the incidentally obtained recent sinus CT, she likely notices at the extraction site?

a. Odontoma
b. Myxoma
c. Plasmacytoma
d. Oroantral fistula

Bonus:
This artist was an original member of Depeche Mode who went on to form another famous electronic band - who and which band

a. Andy McCluskey and OMD
b. Bernard Sumner and New Order
c. Chris Lowe and Pet Shop Boys
d. Vince Clarke and Erasure