Friday, April 17, 2009

pancreatic pseudocyst







?leukoencephalomalacia




?TARLOV'S CYST / ARACHNOID CYST



CYST IN THE FILUM TERMINALE



HEMANGIOMA liver










centripetal enhancement of the lesion

this contrast enhance MRI shows garland like enhancement of the lesion...confirming it to be a glioblastoma multiforme








the precontrast MR sequences reveal a heterogenous intensity lesion involving the left temporal lobe.
the lesion is compressing the adjacent lateral ventricle
there is significant mass effect and midline shift
there is also peri lesional edema.
the mixed intensity appearance wity midline crossing suggested it to be GBM..
the postcontrast sequences confirmed the diagnosis by showing ring enhancement in a garland-like pattern





















Tuesday, April 7, 2009

CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX

Catamenial pneumothorax is the most common form of thoracic endometriosis syndrome, which also includes catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis, catamenial hemopneumothorax and endometriosis lung nodules, as well as some exceptional presentations

Endometriosis can attach to the lung, forming chocolate-like cysts. Generally the parietal pleura is involved, but the lung itself, the visceral layer, the diaphragm, and more rarely the tracheobronchial tree may also be afflicted.

PNEUMOPERICARDIUM

CHEST X RAY (NEJM)
pneumopericardium

A computed tomographic scan (not shown)of the chest confirmed the diagnosis of pneumopericardium and showed circumferential wall thickening of the distal esophagus with an associated esophagopericardial fistula.

craniopharyngioma



A heterogenously intense lesion is ssen in the seelar and supra sellar region evident on T2WI
the lesion appears iso to hypointense on T1WI
the lesion is compressing the thalamus and hypothalamus posteriorly
the lesion is compressing the third venticle






post contrast sequences reveal intense enhancement of the lesion which is heterogenous
possibility of pituitary tumour ---CRANIOPHARYN-
GIOMA











EMPYEMA WITH AIR POCKETS



CHEST X RAY
radiopacities are seen in the left lower zone without sillhouting of diaphragm and left heart border
the opacities are forming obtuse angle with the chest wall---pleural based




CT chest
a lenticular shaped pleural based isodense collection is seen in left hemithorax with evidence of air pockets
---?empyema with air pockets







INFARCT , basal ganglia calcif



an infarct is seen in teh left parietal region

there is calcification of bilateral basal ganglia





a hypodense area is seen involving the right frontal ,temporal and parietal lobes wth mass effect and midline shift

---infarct in area of right middle cerebral artery

AGRESSIVE MEININGIOMA



a broad based heterogenously hyperintense lesion is seen in the left frontal area
there is some marginal enhancement
the lesion is compressing the lateral ventricle with midline shift
there is some perilesional edema
note is made of hyperostosis in the adjacent bone
--?aggressive meningioma

?SUB ARACHNOID CYST


MRI of cervical spine
shows a hyperintense lesion in the subarachnoid space at level of C7-D1








--the cystic lesion is entering the neural foramen--->
?subarachnoid cyst

HEMANGIOMA LIVER


contrast enhancing CT liver
first a scan is taken without contrast (shown in the lower two scans)
--there is a hypodense lesion involving the right lobe of liver
---the lesion shows areas of hypodensity
---post contrast scan shows--in 2-3 min..only peripheral enhancement
----followed by a centripetal enhancement of the lesion by contrast
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