March 2018 Newsletter

Having trouble viewing this email? [View it online instead](. [Radiopedia.org]( March 2018 'Learning Pathways' Have Arrived! At Radiopaedia we are always trying to find new ways to help you master imaging. Over the years we have amassed a great quantity of excellent reference articles and cases, so much so that it can be a daunting task working out where to start. That is where Learning Pathways come in. They are guided-tours through a topic in a systematic way, curating for you the best teaching cases and the most relevant articles. You are guided through the material by an audio track recorded by an expert in the field which emphasises the most important concepts and gives you the context necessary to make learning both effective and meaningful. The first learning pathway we have released is [Trauma CT brain](. This has been prepared and narrated by Frank Gaillard, a neuroradiologist and founder of Radiopaedia.org. As with all our course material, Learning Pathways are [free to 119 low and]( being subsidised by other regions who pay a nominal fee. [Find out more]( Feature Article Carotidynia is a rare syndrome characterised by neck pain in the region of the carotid bifurcation. Recently a discrete clinico-radiological entity has been described and named transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery syndrome (TIPIC syndrome). Features include eccentric thickening of the carotid wall and pericarotidian tissues associated with enhancement and minimal luminal narrowing. The term King Kong Carotid was recently coined for this imaging appearance but you'll need to read the article to learn why! [READ MORE]( Feature Cases [new app] These are 10 of the most talked about 'featured cases' from recent times: [Tuber cinereum hamartoma]( - [Prostate metastases to lung]( - [Orbital cellulitis with subperiosteal collection]( - [Portal venous gas]( - [Haemochromatosis-associated arthropathy]( - [Surfer's ear]( - [Bronchopulmonary segments: annotated CT]( - [Depressed skull fracture]( - [Hill-Sachs lesion]( - [Infantile subdural hygroma]( - [Symptomatic benign osteochondroma]( Spotlight on .... Radiopaedia editor, Rohit Sharma [new app] This month, one of our editors, Dr Rohit Sharma, tells us a bit about his personal journey with Radiopaedia: "I started using Radiopaedia as a medical student during my first clinical year. I vividly remember a radiology tutorial where my peers and I were shown an axial brain CT image and asked to detect the anomaly that was present. We were all dumbfounded; for us the scan looked entirely normal, no evidence of the classic sorts of haemorrhages or infarcts we had learnt about as preclinical students. After an awkward silence, the neuroradiologist gave a cheeky smile and outlined to us the isodense bilateral subdural haematomas that were present, distinguishing the subtle collections from the underlying cerebrum. The case was very similar to the case image shown below. I was amazed and shocked at how easily we had all missed such an important finding. I returned home later that evening inspired to learn more, which is how I discovered Radiopaedia. Initially, I used Radiopaedia to try and grapple with basic imaging concepts to supplement my personal study notes. I complemented these readings with online Radiopaedia courses, such as the [Adult Brain MRI Review Course]( presented by Dr's Frank Gaillard and Andrew Dixon. These online courses were brilliant. I found the content so interesting that I decided to spend a year away from clinical medicine, instead doing some research in the fields of neurology and neuroradiology with Prof Richard Gerraty as my supervisor. Towards the end of this research year I felt that I had developed important skills in reviewing and critically appraising medical literature, especially in the context of neuroradiology. I began to contribute these skills on Radiopaedia, hoping to add to the amazing resource that had given me so much knowledge and inspiration. Since then, I have contributed over sixty articles and hundreds of edits. Due to these contributions I was fortunate enough to be asked to become a subeditor this year, just before I started my first year working as a doctor. While I am not sure if my future career lies in radiology just yet, what I am sure about is that Radiopaedia is one of the most useful FOAMed resources available, and I hope to keep contributing to its growth as well as learning from its content for many years to come. - [Dr Rohit Sharma]( Case courtesy of Dr Sajoscha Sorrentino, rID: [14784]( [VIEW CASE]( Goodbye iOS App [new app] We say goodbye to an old favourite The first Radiopaedia iOS app was coded almost 10 years ago, with subsequent versions along the way, each containing a small but useful amount of content. Initially our app was developed to support users viewing our website on mobile devices. Since then, we have spent a significant amount of effort in improving the mobile version of our site, along with creating new ways for users to curate and share cases, therefore it is time to say goodbye to the Radiopaedia iOS app. For a few more weeks the app will remain available on the app store and all the packs will be FREE. Once we retire the app from the store you should be able to keep the app on your device however you will no longer be able to re-download it, nor will you be able to obtain new content. We would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you" to all of you who have purchased our app. The small proceeds made from the sale of the case packs have helped us to pay for the continued development of our website. [Radiopedia.org] Radiopaedia Australia Pty Ltd PO BOX 274Kew, Vic 3101 Australia [Add us to your address book](//radiopaedia.us4.list-manage.com/vcard?u=55b2744a107c31bc9061fde77&id=fda189e65d) Not interested in receiving the newsletter? [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage My Preferences]( Copyright © Radiopaedia Australia Pty Ltd, All rights reserved