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Real Cases. Radiology Reasoning.
Case-based radiology education built from a radiologist’s personal clinical archive.


Central Schmorl’s Nodes at All Levels (Developmental Endplate Depressions)
Case: 46-year-old female patient. Figure 1a & 1b. Sagittal T1- and T2-weighted MR images demonstrating identical, symmetrical, and central endplate depressions (developmental Schmorl’s nodes) across all thoracolumbar levels (red arrow). Note the completely preserved intervertebral disc heights, normal signal intensity, and the total absence of surrounding bone marrow edema or Modic changes on both sequences. Radiological Findings: Symmetrically located Schmorl’s nodes are obs
Dr.Dilek Altınsoy-Radiologist/Founder of @radiologycasediscussion
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📸 THROUGH A CASE: WHAT DOES A BONY OUTGROWTH ON THE MEDIAL TIBIA TELL US?
On a plain radiograph (X-ray) I reviewed recently, I encountered a classic lesion straight out of a textbook: A broad-based bony outgrowth located at the proximal medial metaphysis of the tibia, demonstrating clear corticomedullary continuity with the parent bone and projecting distally (downward) away from the growth plate. When we first encounter this image, a single term immediately comes to mind: Exostosis. However, right at this juncture, one of the most intriguing debat


Emphysematous Pyelitis – Radiological Findings and Differential Diagnosis
1. Definition and Key Features Emphysematous pyelitis: Gas is confined only to the pelvicalyceal system, with no renal parenchymal involvement. Most commonly associated with obstructive urinary tract infections (e.g., stones) and gas-producing bacteria such as E. coli. Frequently seen in diabetic patients. 2. Radiological Findings Plain Radiograph Localized radiolucencies: Fine linear or clustered gas densities projected over the kidney, localized to the renal pelvi
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