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Shingo Omata

@shingo_omata

Diagnostic Radiologist in Gifu ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Sharing insights in Radiology #Rdiag
Posting Morning Daily Quiz & Evening Explanation

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 16-year-old Female ๐Ÿ“‹ Seizures #Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 16-year-old Female
๐Ÿ“‹ Seizures

#Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour (DNET)> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - Cortically-based, bubbly/multiloculated T2โ†‘ lesion - No surrounding edema or mass effect - No diffusion restriction or enhancement - โ€œBright rim signโ€: thin rim of FLAIRโ†‘ at the periphery ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl DNET

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 45-year-old Male ๐Ÿ“‹ Headache, expressive dysphasia, altered mental status. Fevers, chills, rigors. Recent travel from Uganda. #Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 45-year-old Male  
๐Ÿ“‹ Headache, expressive dysphasia, altered mental status. Fevers, chills, rigors. Recent travel from Uganda.

#Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<Neurotoxoplasmosis> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clue - Multiple ring-enhancing lesions - โ€œEccentric target signโ€: peripheral ring with an eccentric nodule - Significant surrounding edema ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl - Neurotoxoplasmosis is the most common CNS opportunistic infection in AIDS patients with

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 60s Male (HIV-positive) ๐Ÿ“‹ Progressive gait instability and dizziness for 2 months. #Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #IDRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 60s Male (HIV-positive)  
๐Ÿ“‹ Progressive gait instability and dizziness for 2 months.

#Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #IDRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<JC Virus Granule Cell Neuronopathy (JCV-GCN)> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - Cerebellar atrophy, particularly of the hemispheres - T2/FLAIR โ†‘ in cerebellar white matter - No contrast enhancement or mass effect - Diffusion restriction may be absent or subtle ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl - JCV-GCN is

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 70s Male ๐Ÿ“‹ Subacute altered mental status in a patient with progressive dysphagia and MSA. #Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;  

๐Ÿ‘ค 70s Male   
๐Ÿ“‹ Subacute altered mental status in a patient with progressive dysphagia and MSA.

#Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<Wernickeโ€™s Encephalopathy (WE)> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - Bilateral cortical ribboning in the frontal lobes (DWI โ†‘, ADC โ†“, FLAIR โ†‘) - No contrast enhancement - Subtle signal changes in medial thalami ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl - Typical MRI findings include symmetrical thalamic &

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 65-year-old Female ๐Ÿ“‹ CT & MRI performed for nonspecific headache. #Rdiag #RadEd #MedEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 65-year-old Female  
๐Ÿ“‹ CT &amp; MRI performed for nonspecific headache.

#Rdiag #RadEd #MedEd #NeuroRad #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<Arrested Pneumatisation of the Skull Base> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - Well-defined, non-expansile lesion at the skull base - Internal fat density ยฑ curvilinear calcifications - No bone erosion or remodeling - Typically located in the sphenoid or petrous apex - Asymptomatic,

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<Terson Syndrome> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on non-contrast CT - Hyperdensity in one or both globes โ†’ intravitreal or subhyaloid hemorrhage - No evidence of orbital trauma ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl - Terson synd. refers to intraocular hemorrhage occurring in the

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 50s Female ๐Ÿ“‹ Chronic dry eyes and dry mouth. MRI performed for recurrent parotid swelling. #Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 50s Female  
๐Ÿ“‹ Chronic dry eyes and dry mouth. MRI performed for recurrent parotid swelling.

#Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<Sjรถgrenโ€™s Disease> #Rdiag ๐Ÿ’กName update: โ€œSjรถgrenโ€™s Syndromeโ€ โ†’ โ€œSjรถgrenโ€™s Diseaseโ€ (Ramos-Casals M, Nat Rev Rheumatol, 2025) ๐ŸงฉImaging Clues - Bilateral parotid gland enlargement - Multiple small round cystic areas in T2WI (โ†’ punctate sialectasis) - No significant

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<What else do you notice?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 70s Female ๐Ÿ“‹ Trauma after fall. Right iliac fracture is evident. Butโ€ฆ is that all? #Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #MSKrad #FOAMrad #FOAMed

&lt;What else do you notice?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 70s Female   
๐Ÿ“‹ Trauma after fall. Right iliac fracture is evident.

Butโ€ฆ is that all?  

#Rdiag #MedEd #RadEd #MSKrad #FOAMrad #FOAMed
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<Serous Atrophy of Bone Marrow (SABM): Flip-Flop Effect> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - T1WI: diffuse low signal in bone marrow - STIR: corresponding high signal (โ†’ โ€œflip-flopโ€ effect) - Non-traumatic areas also show signal change ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl - SABM reflects marrow fat loss &

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<Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?> ๐Ÿ‘ค 2-year-old Female ๐Ÿ“‹ Head trauma #Rdiag #RadEd #MedEd #PedsRad #NeuroRad #FOAMrad

&lt;Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?&gt;

๐Ÿ‘ค 2-year-old Female
๐Ÿ“‹ Head trauma  

#Rdiag #RadEd #MedEd #PedsRad #NeuroRad #FOAMrad
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<Ping-Pong Skull Fracture> #Rdiag ๐Ÿงฉ Imaging Clues - Smooth, focal depression of the calvarium - No fracture line or bony discontinuity - Most often seen in neonates or infants due to pliable skull ๐Ÿ’Ž Pearl - A ping-pong skull fracture is a type of greenstick fracture seen in