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Stieda fracture
Stieda fractures refer to a bony avulsion injury of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) at the medial femoral condyle. When it fails to unite, it is known as a Pellegrini Stieda lesion.
It should not be confused with a Stieda process fracture of the talus.
Clinical presentation
Avulsion of t...
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Linear attenuation coefficient
Linear attenuation coefficient (µ) is a constant that describes the fraction of attenuated incident photons in a monoenergetic beam per unit thickness of a material 1. It includes all possible interactions including coherent scatter, Compton scatter and photoelectric effect 1. Its complement is ...
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Widow's peak hair anomaly
Widow's peak hair anomaly refers to a frontal hairline projection.
Epidemiology
Associations
Aarskog syndrome
Opitz syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome
frontonasal dysplasia
craniofrontonasal dysplasia
Clinical presentation
Prominent V-shaped hairline projection. Ocular hypertelorism might be...
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X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome
X-linked Opitz G/BBB syndrome (XLOS) is an x-linked disorder with a spectrum of congenital anomalies. Anomalies that may be seen are:
facial anomalies
ocular hypertelorism
prominent forehead
widow's peak
broad nasal bridge
anteverted nares
cleft lip and/or palate
laryngotracheoesophage...
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Marginal placental abruption
Marginal placental abruption is the most common type of placental abruption wherein a hematoma is located, as the name suggests, in the margin of the placenta and the blood collects below the chorionic membrane. It is most often seen in placentae that are partially implanted in the lower uterine...
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Preplacental abruption
Preplacental abruption or hemorrhage can be subamniotic or subchorionic in location.
Clinical presentation
vaginal bleeding
most often painless
Symptoms may be similar to placental abruption in other locations, however, it may not have as poor a prognosis as other forms of placental abruptio...
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Expanded amnion sign
The expanded amnion sign has been described as a poor prognostic sign in early pregnancy, suspicious though not diagnostic of failed early pregnancy. Any visible embryo that is surrounded by an amnion (visible on transvaginal ultrasound) should also have a heartbeat, regardless of crown-rump len...
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Triple screening
Triple screening refers to a screening blood test that is used to screen pregnant women for possible neural tube defects, Down syndrome and trisomy 18 in the developing fetus. It measures:
alpha-fetoprotein
beta hCG
unconjugated estriol
Interpretation
An abnormal test result doesn't indica...
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Fetal maceration
Fetal maceration is one of the signs of fetal death. It is a destructive process caused by enzymatic autolysis of cells that begins immediately following fetal death. It results in epidermal desquamation and edema. It is visible on ultrasound between 12 to 24 hours after fetal death. It may not ...
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Pseudo-omphalocele
Pseudo-omphalocele is a spurious sonographic appearance giving an impression of an anterior abdominal wall defect.
Radiographic features
Antenatal ultrasound
Pseudo-omphalocele may be seen in:
scanning errors where there is a deformation of the fetal abdomen by transducer pressure and the im...
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Lethal omphalocele-cleft palate syndrome
Lethal omphalocele-cleft palate syndrome is, as the name suggests, characterized by the association of omphalocele and cleft palate.
Prevalence is assumed to be <1 per 1,000,000. It has been postulated that this syndrome is likely to be an autosomal recessive condition 1.
History and etymolog...
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Intrauterine membrane in pregnancy
An echogenic membrane might be seen within the uterus during pregnancy:
membrane of maternal origin
uterine septum
amniotic shelf
intrauterine synechiae
membrane of fetal origin
intertwin membrane
amniotic band
chorioamniotic separation
chorioamniotic elevation
fibrin strand
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Lingula (lung)
The lingula is a combined term for the two lingular bronchopulmonary segments of the left upper lobe:
superior lingular segment
inferior lingular segment
The two lingular segments are the most anterior of the segments in the left upper lobe lying below the apicoposterior and anterior segments...
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Right lower lobe superior segment
The right lower lobe superior or apical segment is one of the five bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe. It is the most apical of the segments in the right lower lobe, posteroinferior to the upper aspect of the oblique fissure and posterior segment of the right upper lobe.
Related ...
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Right lower lobe posterior segment
The right lower lobe posterior or posterior basal segment is one of the five bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe. It is the most inferoposterior of the segments in the right lower lobe, below the superior segment.
Related pathology
Due to its low and posterior position, pathology...
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Left lower lobe posterior segment
The left lower lobe posterior or posterior basal segment is one of the four bronchopulmonary segments of the left lower lobe. It is the most inferoposterior of the segments in the left lower lobe, below the superior segment.
Related pathology
Due to its low and posterior position, pathology in...
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Right lower lobe lateral segment
The right lower lobe lateral or lateral basal segment is one of the five bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe. It is the most inferolateral of the segments in the right lower lobe, below the superior segment.
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Left lower lobe lateral segment
The left lower lobe lateral or lateral basal segment is one of the four bronchopulmonary segments of the left lower lobe. It is the most inferolateral of the segments in the left lower lobe, below the superior segment.
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Right lower lobe anterior segment
The right lower lobe anterior or anterior basal segment is one of the five bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe. It is the most inferoanterior of the segments in the right lower lobe.
Together with the medial segment, it is analogous to the left lower lobe anteromedial segment.
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Right lower lobe medial segment
The right lower lobe medial or medial basal segment is one of the five bronchopulmonary segments of the right lower lobe. It is the most inferomedial of the segments in the right lower lobe.
Together with the anterior segment, it is analogous to the left lower lobe anteromedial segment.