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Lisfranc Fracture Dislocation

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A) AP radiograph of Lisfranc Fracture Dislocation demonstrates the circled “fleck sign” or Lisfranc ligament avulsion fracture fragment. (B) C) The lateral radiograph notes with a circle, the dorsal sub dislocation of the metatarsal base. Radiographs should be repeated after two weeks to ensure surgery is unnecessary.

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Plastic Bowing Fracture Ulna

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Figure 2 A: AP view radiograph of right forearm. B: Lateral radiograph view of right forearm. Discussion: The above imaging findings occurred in an 8-year-old child with a trauma after a fall. Plastic Bending Fractures in Children, Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology : 2011; (34): 1-6. • Xray of the Week Figure 1.

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Capsule Retention Following Capsule Endoscopy

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Frontal abdomen radiograph demonstrates foreign body consistent with capsule endoscopy device (pill cam) in descending colon. 1 ] This diagnostic procedure involves swallowing a pill-sized camera that records thousands of images of the alimentary canal including the small intestine, an area difficult to examine via traditional endoscopy.

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Type 3 Cuboid Fracture

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A) Dorsoplantar radiograph of the foot demonstrating an isolated fracture of the cuboid with possible extension into the tarsometatarsal joint. (B) B) Medial oblique radiograph of the foot demonstrating an isolated fracture of the cuboid. Radiographic evidence can support the diagnosis. Trauma in a 8 year old female.

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Chance fracture

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Sagittal reformatted CT images. Axial CT images Images show horizontal fracture through the right lamina (orange arrows), right pedicle (green arrows) and left pedicle (red arrows). Axial CT image demonstrating the seat belt sign in this patient with stranding in the subcutaneous fat of the abdominal wall (red arrows).

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Lens Subluxation

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A: Sagittal CT image demonstrates the right posterior lens subluxation with the inferior portion of the lens displaced posteriorly into the vitreous humor (red arrow). B: Sagittal CT image demonstrates the normal location of the left lens in the iris (green arrow). Imaging of orbital trauma. Radiographics. J Emerg Med.

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Emphysematous Pyelonephritis

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Urinalysis may show pyuria, leukocytosis, nitrites, hematuria, WBC casts; however, imaging is required to confirm the diagnosis [2,3,4]. KUB indicates kidneys, ureter, and bladder (plain abdominal radiograph); CT, computed tomography; and PCD, percutaneous catheter drainage. doi: 10.1148/radiology.198.2.8596845 RadioGraphics.