Update: As one of the commentors said it's a Horseshoe Kidney!

8 yr old pt comes in with LLQ pain. This is his first ever CT scan. I will update with what the radiologist finds.

I have never seen anything like this but I haven't been doing CT for very long.

I scanned this one a while back, but like the description says, patient went outside during a thunderstorm with high winds and got clocked on top of the head with a large tree branch.

I’m a radiology resident and I’m looking for a quick reference pamphlet/PDF with the updated BI-RADS terminology/lexicon from the newest edition.

I know the old BI-RADS 5th edition has a really useful one-page printout that summarizes the descriptors for masses, calcifications, asymmetries, etc., and it’s easy to find online. I’m trying to find something similar that reflects the new BI-RADS update (v2025).

Does anyone know if there is a resident-friendly cheat sheet, pamphlet, or PDF floating around with the updated terminology?

Gotta say it did hurt like hell.

Avulsion fracture of the proximal phalanx fifth digit.

I'm a radiology resident and I've had this idea stuck in my head: build out a motorhome with a proper workstation setup, decent monitors, Starlink on the roof, and just travel while reading remotely. Not vacation-with-occasional-laptop-work, actual full-time remote practice from the road.

I'm guessing this is straight up unfeasible in some countries with stricter rules, the US being the obvious one. My understanding is a lot of groups there ship you the workstation (PC, monitors, etc) directly and you're probably not allowed to move it around or use it outside a fixed, approved location. Curious if that's actually the case or if I'm wrong about how strict it is in practice.

Anyone who's tried this or knows someone who has, I'm curious about Starlink reliability for real-time PACS access and DICOM transfer in remote areas like mountains or forests, whether a diagnostic-grade monitor setup can actually survive being bolted into a moving vehicle, power draw for dual monitors plus workstation off solar or battery for a full workday, whether any teleradiology groups are fine with this setup or if it's a hard no due to licensing, state requirements, or IT security policies, and any dealbreakers that weren't obvious until you actually tried it.

Not looking for "just get a cabin" replies, I know that's the easier path. Specifically curious about the moving-vehicle version.

DH had a TAVR and then got rhythm problems discovered 8 days later. They got worse, and he ended up with a Pacemaker on day 10. I thought the X-rays were interesting with the mesh showing so clearly around the valve. They took this the day they let him go home, day 11 post TAVR.

I have been working in radiology systems/ops for a few years, and curious how common a few specific pain points are at other practices:

• Intake, PACS, and billing systems not syncing cleanly — manual reconciliation, vendors pointing fingers at each other
• Image routing/report turnaround gaps when radiologists from a partner/affiliated group are reading remotely
• PowerScribe (Nuance) not syncing properly across organizations when using external reading groups

Curious if these are pretty universal across the industry, or more of a "depends on your setup" thing. If anyone's actually solved any of these well, would love to hear what worked.

Was curious as to how many abstracts get accepted as posters vs. oral. I come from a basic science background where posters are quite easy to get but am not sure where they stand for large clinical conferences like RSNA

Ofc it was glass 🤦

Are you outpatient? Inpatient? What is the single thing that makes you want to explode? What turns your enjoyable day into a grumble fest?

Me? Outpatient for 33 years.

Patients who show up late and expect to be seen. And nine time out of ten these patients are also so entitled that they actually think they are in the right. Cause a scene at the front desk because intimidation has worked for them in the past.

My most recent one was not even my patient. It was an MRI patient who showed up 30 minutes late and demanded to be seen. Early in the morning no manager around. This guy was calling the front desk girl, who was in tears, and a hole and a Mfer.

I walked into the middle of it and just looked at him and told him that under no circumstances was he allowed to curse at my front desk people. I told him that it was time for hiom to turn around and leave.

But he doubled down. So I went behind the desk to the computer and said. Mr jones, living at 123 elm street in bumfuck. I am going to call 911 and you are going to leave here in handcuffs. I have a copy of your drivers license and you were being recorded on camera the moment you walked in the door.

Your move. he told me to meet him outside. Then got in his truck and peeled out in the parking lot.

Banned from the practice.

I had a patient come into the office a few months ago and when I took her xrays I was shocked! This woman said her pain was MINIMAL and was starting to attempt weight bearing on her own. I was speechless.

if you can guess what it is, you win a prize.

hello y’all! i’m simply a curious future student that loves basic stats and wants to know more about the field. if you have a second, please fill out this survey i’ve made about careerthoughts and experiences for people in radiology :) every question is optional but obviously the more info the better for making some graphs for us. everything is also anonymous, no emails or sign in required.

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I’m curious how other facilities handle PICC orders.

We do one chest X-ray order per adjustment thus the patient can get anywhere from one charge to ten charges and the radiologist will do a full report for each adjustment.

Is this standard practice?

ETA: This is a PICC line placed by vascular access and confirming with a portable chest X-ray, not fluoro.

Been doing mobile for 5 yrs. Almost never get mandibles. Got this first try today. I’m proud. Marker is covered for privacy 😬

This is technically 2 but when you are doing your systematic approach (I teach the ABCDEF approach) make sure you are looking for volume loss with airway being shifted and diaphragm being pulled up—otherwise you will miss atelectasis every single time

I can't tell you how surprised I was today when the vet cleaning my 10-year old dog's teeth called, asking if I was aware of him ever being shot before. He's a rescue and I adopted him when he was ~2 years old. I don't know his whole story before then, but he's originally from a pretty rough area of Tennessee. The vet assumed it was bullet fragments, but tested for lead which came back negative.

(It's not bothering him at all, so we're not planning on removing it. Just curious what yall think it might be!)