BACKGROUND Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), a fracture through the physis with resultant slip of the epiphysis, is the most common hip abnormality in adolescents and is a major cause of early osteoarthritis. Plain radiograph is the initial modality used to evaluate patients with painful hip joints. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which do not involve radiation exp...

Figure 1. Plain radiograph of the abdomen showing " thumbprinting " representing significant bowel mucosal edema. A 66-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of profuse diarrhea. He had recently completed a 10-day course of oral cephalexin for cellulitis. He denied abdominal pain, fever or blood in the stool. Physical exam was unremarkable except for tachycar...

Much of the variation in the literature depends on the method used to determine the perforation. Studies using a postoperative CT scan reviewed by independent or blinded reviewers show higher rates of perforation than those determined by radiograph. Laine, et al. reviewed 30 low back operations. In this series of 152 pedicle screws, 32 screw perforations (21%) were detected by CT scan, whereas ...

Foreign body ingestions are common medical emergencies. In adults, foreign occur in patients with psychiatric disorders and prison inmates. A majority (80-90%) of bodies pass spontaneously. Endoscopic surgical interventions required only 10-20% 1%, respectively. plain radiograph may be the diagnostic test required. computed tomography scan needed when a perforation is suspected. Food boluses mo...

Exact localization of foreign body is important for planning the treatment required for its retrieval without much tissue damage. Plain film radiography is the initial screening modality used for the detection of suspected foreign body. However, about one-third of all the foreign bodies are missed in the initial radiographic examination. In case of a wooden foreign body, only 15% are well-visua...

Condyle of femur (F) and tibia (T) are key bony landmarks around the knee joint. The condyles contour extraction is the first key step towards: quantification of femorotibial (FT) joint space width (JSW), to assess FT joint space narrowing (JSN), to determine knee joint alignment angles and in defining the lateral and medial condyle radii. This paper aims to contour extraction of femur and tibi...

Malrotation with associated volvulus is a potentially lethal event for a neonate. The gold standard for diagnosis is an upper gastrointestinal contrast study. However this can delay the diagnosis and the timing of surgical intervention. We present a novel abdominal radiographic sign; duodenal and gastric dilatation occurring in association with limited small bowel gas confined to the right lowe...

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the potential value of carotid artery calcification observed on plain radiographs in patients referred for carotid angiogram in the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis. Methods: One hundred sixty consecutive patients with suspected carotid artery stenosis underwent both plain radiographs of the carotid arteries and digital subtract...