What Are These Colon Opacities?

Ingestion of a heavy metal
An abdominal radiograph reveals multiple punctate opacities throughout the colon. Discover the differential diagnosis and identify the most likely cause.
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A Dental Visit’s Scary Side Effect

Prevertebral air
A patient presents with difficulty swallowing after a routine dental procedure. Explore the differential diagnosis and uncover the cause of this rare complication.
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A Posterior Lung Anomaly?

Azygous vein
A contrast-enhanced structure is seen in the posterior right upper lobe on a chest scan. Can you identify this common anatomical finding?
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A Tibial Radiograph Puzzle

Marrow hyperplasia
This case presents an AP radiograph of a tibia with a widened medullary cavity. Learn how chronic anemia can lead to characteristic bone changes.
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Air Around the Heart: A CXR Puzzle

Pneumopericardium
A chest radiograph reveals a striking abnormality. With a history of a perforating esophageal ulcer, what is the critical diagnosis? Learn more.
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A Curious Finding on a Chest X-ray

Supernumerary rib
A patient's follow-up imaging after breast cancer surgery reveals an unusual rib abnormality. Explore this rare congenital anomaly and its clinical significance.
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A Calcified Surprise in the Abdomen

Splenic cyst
A patient presents with a large, circular calcified lesion on an abdominal film. Explore the diagnosis, imaging findings, and link to a remote trauma history.
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The Butterfly Sign in Radiology

Sarcoidosis
Explore a case of a patient with a distinctive butterfly pattern of 18F-FDG uptake on a PET/CT scan. Learn to interpret this classic imaging finding.
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An Unexpected Anatomical Twist

Situs inversus totalis
A 66-year-old man presents with a cough and chest pain. Imaging reveals an incidental but startling anatomical variation. What could it be?
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Platelet Count Conundrum

Pseudothrombocytosis due to red cell fragments
An ICU patient with severe burns has a platelet count of 930,000 on an automated analyzer, but a manual smear shows 115,000. What explains this?
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