Ron Swanger, MD – offering patients and healthcare providers a behind the scenes look into radiology
This is my favorite topic, head and neck radiology! There is a lot of critical anatomy in a small amount of space. If your brain is the supercomputer, the neck is your major conduit for the network. There are a ton of nerves in the neck, and vessels, bone with the CT standard to include […]
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Traditionally, the stomach is one of the worst organs to image with CT. It is usually collapsed upon itself. The walls can abut each other and looking for wall thickening from gastritis or a mass can be quite difficult. In this sad case though, you can easily appreciate a stomach mass. Coming up next, my […]
Read MoreThis is a cute case. I look for this on every single MRI of the brain I read, particularly if the patient is presenting with headaches. I always look for a Chiari I malformation, eyeball shape (could they need glasses), and sinus disease. Of course I’m going to rule out brain tumors and bleeding, but […]
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Okay, this is actually much cooler because the video shows not only gallstones, but very impressive choledocholithiasis (stones in the duct between the liver and bowel) which obstructs the duct causing excruciating pain. Check out the short clip and let me know what you think. Thanks, Ron
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