RIG/EMIG Lecture Series - Approach to CT

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for all the date shifting, but tomorrow is our last lecture of the 3 part RIG/EMIG Lecture Series:

Nov 23rd 2010
Approach to Head/Abdomen CT - Dr. Katz (PGY3, Diagnostic Radiology)
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12:30pm-1:30pm

Hope to see you all there!

ABC's of reading a chest X-ray










Hey everyone, here's a little ABC mnemonic that I use for reading a chest. It;s good help if you ever get grilled in clinical about reading an xray or for an osce station

(Note - before doing this, always first go through the initial steps. i.e. - patient name, date, view, rotation, # of ribs on inspiration, spinous processes visible)

A = Airway (midline, patent)

B = Bones (fractures, lytic lesions)

C = Cardiac Silhouette size (should be less than 50%)

D = Diaphragm (flat or elevated hemidiaphragm?)

E = Edges (borders) of heart

F = Fields (lung fields well inflated; no effusions, infiltrates, or nodules noted)

G = Gastric Bubble

H = Hilum (nodes, masses)

I = Instrumentation

source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6037832/ABC-of-Reading-Chest-Xray

New Resources!

Hey fellow RIGer's,

Just wanted to share some more of the online resources I found.
Check out the new links to the CAR, RSNA and MIRC teaching file on the "Internet Resources" tab above.

I have also received quite a few requests for notes and the powerpoints from the lecture series. Dave (EMIG) and I are currently compiling our notes and the presentations from our presenters and will have them all posted here as we received them. Thanks for all the great feedback!

Hello all,

Just another reminder, that on Tuesday this week we will be continuing our Medical Imaging Lecture series. This week will be our second lecture - Abdominal X-RAYS, with Dr. Olszynski (Emergency Medicine). Same time and place,

There has also been a change for our third lecture, which has been pushed back 1 week due to scheduling conflicts. So here's the info for the remainder of our sessions:

Tuesday Nov 2 - Approach to AXR (Dr. Olszynski, Emergency Medicine)
Tuesday Nov 16 - Approach to Head/Abdo CT (Dr. Katz, PGY3, Diagnositc Radiology)
*both at 12:30 PM, room B450

Firsts!

Thanks to all of those who came out to the first RIG event: "Radiology & CaRMs" on September 20th. We hope that you enjoyed the pizza provided by Dr. Fladeland and the Radiology department and found Dr. Fladeland's presentation both informative and helpful in preparation for your CaRMs application process. If you would like to give some comments, suggestions, or provide feedback, please don't hesitate to contact any members of the RIG executive or fire us an email. We'd love to know if this was something you would be interested in having next year as well.

Another big thanks to everyone who submitted paragraphs for the various positions on the RIG Executive. We had only a few positions and many exceptional applicants so unfortunately we could not find a place for everyone. However, the RIG is still in its infancy and there will be new positions created as required so we encourage you to stay involved with the RIG happenings and attend our events!

Stay tuned for more information regarding the our upcoming collaboration with the Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)!

Sincerely,

Your friendly neighbourhood RIG Exec.

Welcome to the Radiology Interest Group Website!

Greetings fellow medical students!

We are proud to announce the launch of the Radiology Interest Group (RIG) website! To the right are a few links to helpful resources addressing radiology as a potential career choice as well as resources providing additional information for self-directed learning towards interpretation of imaging modalities.

Stay tuned for much more with regards to upcoming events and additions to this site!

~Your friendly neighbourhood RIG