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🧵 10 Radiological Signs Every Rheumatologist Must Know Imaging doesn’t lie. Sometimes, it screams. Here are 10 classic radiological signs in rheumatology you should never miss 👇 #RheumTwitter #Radiology #MedTwitter #MSKImaging #Autoimmune @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima

1/Does trying to memorize inflammatory myelopathies leave you inflamed? Do you say “Oh my!” when you see my-elopathy?? Never fear, read on for this month’s @theAJNR SCANtastic for all you need to know: https://t.co/pdLmKjTY64

Yesterday, my account was hacked for a while and strangely, my most viral tweet was deleted. So here it is, updated for 2025 for science and health-illiterates. To summarize: 1. One whole egg with yolk a day does not increase blood cholesterol 2. Green tea does not help

Another Learning Sunday Case Presentation. One does see this often. We saw it for the 1st time. A 🧵Ahead. Having all the classical features in☝️single patient. That too in a ♀24yrs. This patient was referred for routine #MRI cervical spine from elsewhere to our hospital.

30yo with recurrent persistent headaches Prior surgical history: Chiari decompression (didn't help), pituitary surgery (normal tissue) This is a subtle diagnosis that was initially overlooked. What do you suspect? Answer to follow

Imaging Pearl 26: Ocular imaging: COLOBOMA versus STAPHYLOMA

This is a case of Tumefactive Demyelinating Lesion given the morphology, perfusion and spectroscopy findings. Attached is the follow-up scan post 3 months treatment. Teaching File: https://t.co/fBT8fq3YAw

1/Time to FESS up! Do you understand functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)? If you read sinus CTs, you better know what the surgeon is doing or you won’t know what you’re doing! Here’s a thread to make sure you always make the important findings!

Have MULTIPLE questions about MULTIPLE sclerosis? Having trouble seeing neuromyelitis optica? In a fog about MOG? Here’s the cheat sheet you NEED to distinguish the demyelinating diseases! Demyelinating diseases predominantly involve the optic nerves, brain, & spine. Three

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1/Having trouble remembering what you should look for in vascular dementia on imaging? Almost everyone worked up for dementia has infarcts. Which ones are important? Here’s a thread on the key findings in vascular dementia!

Tip of the day 💡: T2 hypo-intense core with peripheral ring enhancement are hallmarks of tuberculosis- even in this Caucasian child. With population movements, any disease can be found anywhere in the world without stereotypes. Travel with care this weekend.

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1/Your baby’s all grown up! Cerebellum may mean “little cerebrum” but its jobs are anything but little How well do YOU know cerebellar anatomy? Do you just say “cerebellar hemisphere” & hope nobody asks? Here’s a thread to teach you the key cerebellar functional anatomy!

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‘Hepatology case’? I ask the ER doc ‘Not sure doc’, he replies ‘Severe pancreatitis, but something is off.’ I think your Unit needs to look at it ‘Liver looks coarse & thers fluid in abdomen’ & we prepare ourselves for a confrontation so sinister, we did not know we'd lose...

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