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Porencephaly

Global Radiology CME

Red arrows indicate focal encephalomalacia of the left parietal lobe with replacement by a cystic mass that communicates with the left lateral ventricle. Discussion: Porencephaly is a rare congenital neurological disorder of the central nervous system that is characterized by encephalomalacia that communicates with the ventricular system [1].

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Visibility (in radiology reporting) is everything

Teleradiology Solutions

As critical values communication takes on increasing importance, this has both regulatory as well as medicolegal significance. Of course, when one isn’t sure of the finding then it is equally important to hedge effectively and communicate one’s uncertainty to the clinician. But that is the subject of a different blog post.

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4 Strategies to Reduce Reporting Errors in Radiology

Everything Rad

It’s important to make clear that I DON’T advocate this suggested corrective strategy; it would diminish the value created by radiology in patient care). In fact, communication failure in general is the fourth most common reason for radiologists in the U.S. References 1 Berlin L. Radiographics (2015);35:1668-1676.

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

The paired arteries are connected by the anterior communicating artery (ACommA) early in their course which is the final connection completing the circle of Willis (Figure 7). As noted prior, these PCAs connect with the ipsilateral posterior communicating arteries from the anterior circulation (Figure 7). 9,10,12] Figure 5.