Why a normative database is the foundation of trustworthy DTI
A DTI report is full of numbers, and every one of them is only as trustworthy as the reference it is measured against.
Read ArticleInsights
Perspectives on subspecialty radiology, advanced imaging, and delivering better reads.
Where a brain bleed likes to hide
The most common place for the brain to bleed after head trauma sits right against the temporal bone, which is one of the thinnest bones in the skull.
Read ArticleThe finding on the sequence nobody opened
A microhemorrhage can be completely invisible on a standard T2 or FLAIR image and light up clearly on GRE or susceptibility weighted imaging.
Read ArticleWhat a second opinion actually changes
People assume a second read is a formality.
Read ArticleThe real cost of a rushed read
There is a quiet pressure in imaging to move fast.
Read ArticleIn the spine, we prove the level
Most spine reads assume the lowest disc is L5 to S1 and move on.
Read ArticleA lumbar MRI is more than the discs
When a lumbar MRI comes across, the easy move is to grade the discs and stop.
Read ArticleA scan is only as good as who reads it
A scan is only as good as the person reading it, so here is who I am.
Read ArticleI read the clinical notes first
Here is something that does not make a radiology practice any more money and that I do anyway.
Read ArticleWhere the blow landed shapes the read
After a head injury, where the blow landed shapes what we look for and where.
Read ArticleMatch the study to the subspecialist
This is not a knock on anyone.
Read ArticleA pattern that is reported almost never
Here is a pattern I see reported almost never, even though the medical literature has plenty to say about it.
Read ArticleWhen a scan does not arrive ready to read
A scan does not always arrive ready to interpret.
Read ArticleDescribe what is happening, not just a label
Radiology loves its labels.
Read ArticleTeleradiology is not a lower standard
Teleradiology gets a reputation as reading from far away, fast and impersonal.
Read ArticleA missed finding does not stay small
A single missed finding does not stay small.
Read ArticleReading a brain injury means reading the clock
After a head injury, the brain does not sit still.
Read ArticleThe strongest comparison is a brain to itself
We all have slightly different brains.
Read ArticleThe injury that shows up late
When the surface of the brain is bruised, it responds fast.
Read ArticleBrain age, and the drop that matters
Two patients can be the same age on paper and have very different brains.
Read ArticleThis looks smaller is not a measurement
For years, the way many readers judged a brain structure was to glance at the left, glance at the right, and say one looks smaller.
Read ArticleReading the brain's wiring, not just its structure
A standard brain image shows you structures.
Read ArticleTwo scars, two very different futures
Two spots of scarring can look almost identical on a quick read.
Read ArticleDiscipline: every bundle, every time
There is a temptation in advanced brain imaging to look at the one famous bundle, judge it, and move on.
Read ArticleMost maps stop at the forebrain
When someone maps a brain, they usually map the top of it, the forebrain, and then describe it as if they mapped the whole thing.
Read ArticleA finding without function is just a dot
A brain scan can show a scar with confidence.
Read ArticleAI assists the read, it cannot own it
There is a lot of talk about artificial intelligence reading scans.
Read ArticleA signed report is testimony in writing
People think of a radiology report as a summary.
Read ArticleNormal for when, against what, for whom
When a report says normal, it sounds like the end of a question.
Read ArticleWhen the injury is subtle, you have to count
A person walks in after a minor collision.
Read ArticleWhy two readers can see two different reports
Hand the identical images to two readers and you can get two different reports.
Read ArticleHave a topic you would like us to cover?
Get in TouchFollow us on LinkedIn
Insights, updates, and the latest from Ugorji Radiology Consultants.