X-RAY

photographic or digital image of the

internal composition of something,
especially a part of the body, produced
by X-rays being passed through it and
being absorbed to different degrees by
different materials.

Primary cardiac tumours

Primary
cardiac
tumoursare
uncommon, and comprise only a small
minority of all tumour that involve the
heart: most are mediastinal or lung
tumours which extend through the
pericardium and into the heart, or
metastases

Primary cardiac tumours

Acute versus chronic ischaemic

stroke
Differentiating

between acute and

chronic infarction on a CT brain is an
important skill for many health
professionals
particularly
in
the
emergency setting

Acute versus chronic ischaemic

stroke

Basilar invagination
Basilar

invagination, also called

basilar impression, is a congenital
or
acquired
craniocervical
junction abnormality where the
tip of the odontoid process
projects above the foramen
magnum

Basilar invagination

Cervical rib
Cervical rib is a supernumerary or
accessory rib arising from the seventh
cervical vertebra. They occur in ~0.5% of
the population, and are more common in
females.
Although cervical ribs are usually
asymptomatic, they are the most
important anatomic rib variant clinically,
because they can cause thoracic outlet
syndrome by compression of the brachial
plexus or subclavian vessels.

Cervical rib

Chance fracture
Chance fractures are flexiondistraction type injuries of the
spine that extend all the way
through the spinal columns.

Chance fracture

Askin tumour
The original description of the
Askin tumour (by Askin and Rosai
in 1979 1), and many studies
following it have led to a great deal
of confusion. Until recently it has
been considered a separate entity
or as a type of peripheral primitive
neuroectodermal tumour, usually
of the the chest wall.

Askin tumour

Anteater nose sign

The anteater nose sign refers to an
anterior tubular prolongation of the
superior
calcaneus
which
approaches
or
overlaps
the
navicular on a lateral radiograph of
the foot. This fancifully resembles
the nose of an anteater and is an
indication of calcaneonavicular
coalition.

Anteater nose sign

Anoxic brain injury

Anoxic
known
ischaemic
age groups
elderly) as
aetiologies.
depends on

brain injury, also

asglobalhypoxicinjury, is seen in all
(from antenatal to the
a result of numerous
The pattern of injury
a number of factors.

Anoxic brain injury

Articular pillar fracture

The articular processes are projections
from the junction of the pedicle and the
lamina, bound superiorly and inferiorly
by their smooth articulating facets.
Fusion of the superior and inferior
articular processes forms the articular
pillar, or articular mass. The apposing
articular facets form the apophyseal
joint (synovial joint) that has a posteroinferior inclination of approximately 35
degrees

Articular pillar fracture

Adenocarcinoma of lung
Features here are of a solitary
lung lesion at the right hilum
proven to be adenocarcinoma after
biopsy.

Adenocarcinoma of lung

Frontal

Lateral

Accessory patellar
ossification
An accessory patellar
ossification centre at the inferior
pole of the patella.

Accessory patellar
ossification

Frontal

Lateral

Achilles tendon tear

4th metacarpal fracture

The

4th metacarpal fracture isn't

apparent on the AP view: however, the
lateral and the oblique view clearly
demonstrate the fracture and its extent.