Fat Stranding On CT
Fat stranding on CT describes the fat next to a structure looking lighter and dirtier than the usual homogeneous dark gray found throughout the body. Often fat stranding on…
Author: A. Mendelson, MD
Can A PET Scan Detect Cancer?
A PET scan is done after injecting a radioactive drug into your vein. A PET scan shows the metabolic activity of various tissues and abnormalities throughout the body. Many…
Extravasation
Extravasation is a commonly used term by radiologists to indicate that blood is going outside a blood vessel. It is also used in a more general way to denote that…
Filling Defect
A common term used by radiologists across all different types of tests is a filling defect. This means that there is something inside a lumen that prevents normal filling. A…
Foreign Body on X-ray
Foreign body on X-ray means that the radiologist is seeing something that does not belong in the body. Foreign body is something that comes from the outside and ends up…
Diffuse Bladder Wall Thickening On CT
Diffuse bladder wall thickening is a common finding on CT but one which often does not indicate a specific diagnosis. Diffuse bladder wall thickening is probably most commonly seen when…
COVID on chest X-ray
The recent wave of Covid infections with omicron variant has resulted in a large number of patients presenting to the emergency room and hospital with covid infection. Many of these…
Small Low Density Lesion of Pancreas on CT
A common incidental finding on CT is a small low density lesion of the pancreas. By small we usually mean less than a centimeter. By low density, we mean darker…
What Is A Chronic Finding On Imaging?
The phrase chronic finding is sometimes used by radiologists to indicate that a finding on an imaging test has been present for some time. This may mean that a finding…
Too Small To Accurately Characterize Kidney Lesion on CT
It is common to find too small to accurately characterize lesions in the kidneys on CT. These are spots in the kidney which are usually under a centimeter in size….
What is Bowel Gas on X-ray?
Bowel gas is seen on many X-rays of the abdomen and is often a normal expected finding. Gas is either swallowed or formed by the breakdown of foods in your…
Indeterminate Kidney Lesion
Indeterminate kidney lesion on an imaging test means we don’t know exactly what a spot in the kidney is. The lesion or abnormality can be something that is benign and…