Musculoskeletal Imaging Flashcards by Salma Elsayed

What color do the following show up as on plain film x-rays?

A. Air
B. Fat
C. Water
D. Bone
E. Orthopedic hardware

A. Black
B. Dark gray
C. Light gray 
D. Light gray/white 
E. White

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What is the search pattern for X-rays and CT scans? (ABCS)

Alignment
Bone
Cartilage (not well visualized)
Soft tissue

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What is the search pattern for MRIs?

Alignment 
Bone signal 
Cartilage (well visualized) 
eDema 
Soft tissue and synovioum

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Musculoskeletal Imaging Flashcards