Acute knee injury is very common. Plain films are commonly requested and most bony injuries are fairly obvious. However, the changes may be subtle and small bony avulsions may be a clue to more serious injury. Many knee injuries involve soft tissue structures and, where significant, may require MRI for investigation. To access the full […]
Dr Nicholas Ridley
Great Western Hospital
Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is an oncological diagnosis encompassing whole body disease sites. The term is used in the context of histologically confirmed epithelial malignancy where comprehensive clinical, radiological and pathological investigations fail to identify the organ of origin. CUP accounts for 1-2% of cancers worldwide with 8,100 new cases per year in the […]
Dr Dimitra Christodoulou, Dr Christian Kelly-Moreland
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen is a name familiar to most of us for his discovery of x-rays and 2023 is the centenary year of his death. The momentous discovery on November 8, 1895 is now celebrated worldwide, with that day now being designated the International Day of Radiology/World Radiography Day.
Dr Arpan K Banerjee
International Society for the History of Radiology
Trauma presenting to the emergency department encompasses a wide range of injuries. Major trauma is the largest cause of morbidity and mortality in patients under 40 years old and is increasingly becoming a problem in the older population, particularly secondary to falls which have the potential to cause significant injury where there is underlying frailty. […]
Saigeet Eleti, Sujit Vaidya
Barts Health NHS Trust
Hip fractures are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly, and therefore accurate and timely diagnosis and management is essential. If left untreated, the mortality rate of hip fractures is 10% within 30 days, 15% within a year and 40% within two years. The mainstay of diagnosing these fractures is with […]
Dr Anuja Joshi, Dr Yaron Berkowitz
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Due to their large size the general anaesthesia risk in horses is relatively high compared to other species, with a mortality of 1%. Furthermore, while small animals will lay down when sedated, horses will remain standing. Therefore, the majority of radiographs are acquired in standing patients and the equipment needs to be moved around the […]
Dr Dagmar Berner
Royal Veterinary College
Pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The chest radiograph (CXR) is a widely used diagnostic tool in ensuring early diagnosis of pneumonia in order to optimise management. The pattern of findings seen on a CXR in pneumonia will vary depending on the complexity of the disease process. Features of lobar […]
Harita Sivashankar, Amina Tighilt, Dr Saira Haque
King's College Hospital, London
X-rays are one of the most commonly used and cost-effective imaging modalities performed, and account for the highest proportion of radiological examinations undertaken in the UK compared to other imaging tests such as CT and MRI. Of the 33 million such imaging tests reported in England, x-rays accounted for more than ~70%, with 23 million […]
Dr Neelanjan Das
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
