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1
Q

What imaging technique shows soft tissue structures?

A

MRI

CT shows lumbar discs

2
Q

Which vertebrae has the odontoid process? What does it articulate with?

A

C2 (Axis)

Articulates with C1 (atlas)

3
Q

Healthy ligaments are coloured _____ on MRI, whilst damaged ones are ______

A

healthy - black

damaged - white

4
Q

Intervertebral discs can be seen on X-ray (T/F)

A

False

-CT or MRI is needed

5
Q

The only adequate test for spinal cord imaging is ….

A

MRI

6
Q

What are the Osteoarthrits features on X-ray?

A

LOSS

  • Loss of joint space
  • Osteophytes
  • Sclerosis of subchondral bone
  • Subchondral cysts
7
Q

What joints are commonly affected by Rheumatoid arthritis?

A

MCP, PIP
MTP
Wrist, hip, knees, shoulders
Atlantoaxial (C1/C2)

8
Q

What joints are spared in RA?

A

DIP

9
Q

What is an early X-ray sign of RA?

A

soft tissue swelling round joints

10
Q

Hyperaemia (_______ _____) causes bone ______, resulting in perarticular osteoporosis (loss of ____ ____).

A

Hyperaemia (increased vascularisation)

bone demineralisation

loss of bone density)

11
Q

Ankylosis is the _____ of joints, occuring seronegative arthritides, such as _____ ______. What joints are commonly involved?

A

fusion of joints

Ankylosing spondylitis

sacroiliac joint

12
Q

What joints are affected in Psoriatic arthritis?

A

Small joints of hands and feet