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Sumer K Sethi, MD  
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Heterogeneous red marrow reconversion?
Nov 13, 2008 07:25AM in the Diagnostic Radiology Expert Forum
Normal bone marrow has yellow marrow and red marrow. Yellow marrow is more of fat and red marrow is more of haematopoitic tissue. in infants marrow is predominantly hematopoietic with the exception of epiphyses & apophyses, which are predominantly fatty throughout life. with skeletal growth, red marrow is gradually replaced by fat. red marrow persistis lo...
CT Scan but didnt know I was pregnant
Nov 05, 2008 11:34PM in the Diagnostic Radiology Expert Forum
the conceptus dose from such a CT examination is between 12 mGy and 30 mGy (1.2 rad and 3 rad) according to Exposure of the Pregnant Patient to Diagnostic Radiations, (Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin). However, the precise dose depends on the machine and techniques used, the size of the patient, etc. According to the National Council on Radiat...
lymp node in groin
Nov 05, 2008 11:22PM in the Diagnostic Radiology Expert Forum
Enlarged lymphnode anywhere in the body may indicate inflammatory/infective/neoplastic etiology and it is very difficult to say what your daughter may have. The best answer would only come after further imaging and biopsy of the node, which will give us the exact diagnosis in your case.
ct without oral contrast
Nov 05, 2008 11:19PM in the Diagnostic Radiology Expert Forum
CT scan of abdomen is usually done with oral contrast and i/v contrast and using both is essential to comment on lymphandenopathy. It is difficult to differentiate lymphnodes from unopacified bowel loops.
Gadolinium allergic reaction condition
Nov 05, 2008 11:16PM in the Diagnostic Radiology Expert Forum
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a rare disease that has been described with increasing frequency in the medical literature. Approximately 200 cases have been reported to date to the International Center for Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy Research (ICNFDR) . Originally, it was termed nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) because this fibrosing skin c...
Probable Liver Hemangioma
Oct 31, 2008 07:38AM in the Diagnostic Radiology Expert Forum
A hemangioma is a benign self involuting tumour of endothelial cells (the cells that line blood vessels) . Approximately eighty percent are located on the face and neck, with the next most prevalent location being the liver. Although hemangiomas are usually benign, the follow up is usually suggested to rule out any remote possibility of neoplasm. On a CECT t...