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QUIZ: What AIDS defining chest infection do these HIV+ patients have? HINT: the infection can often result in pneumothorax, as seen on this CT. Click for ANSWER
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You can’t crack this abdominal case on a single image, but this 5-minute video will help you narrow in on the diagnosis! Click to PLAY VIDEO
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Volume rendered CT of a patient with severe rotoscoliosis and gibbus deformity.
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MAGIC DR - a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring enhancing lesion.
M - Metastasis
A - Abscess
I - Infarct (subacute phase)
C - Contusion
D - Demyelinating disease (eg. tumefactive MS)
An alternative is DR MAGIC of course, which is what you may like to call yourself if you can remember the list! Although you can’t possibly know by looking at the single images, for what it is worth, the above cases are; A = metastasis, B = abscess, C = radiation necrosis, D = GBM, E = demyelination, F = contusion.
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