Learning objectives
This educational poster will present many of the mnemonics used in MusculoSKeletal (MSK) imaging,
usually in a form of an acronym or acrostic.
Background
The usefulness of mnemonics is much appreciated by medical students and doctors,
to provide a simple,
yet funny and effective,
way to remember key information on anumber of subjects.
Mnemonics trigger a sense of memory and can serve as a first basic framework to organize and consolidate our understanding of complex matters,
frequently not easyto assimilate.
Of special note,
mnemonics are meant to be concise and not usually expected to provide a full list of elements or differential diagnosis.
In this sense,
mnemonics a gain...
Imaging findings OR Procedure Details
CAUSES OF CHONDROCALCINOSIS
HOGWASH
Hyperparathyroidism,Haemophilia
Ochronosis
Gout
Wilson disease
Arthritis (general),Acromegaly
Spseudogout
Haemochromatosis
BENIGN LYTIC BONE LESIONS THAT RARELY OCCUR IN PATIENTS AFTER 30 YEARS OLD
SCAN Everthing
Simple bone cyst
Chondroblastoma
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Non-ossifying fibroma
Eosinophilic granuloma
CORTICAL BONE LESIONS
MOFOS
Metastasis
Osteomyelitis
Fibrossarcoma
Osteoid osteoma
Stress fracture
DIFFUSE BONE SCLEROSIS
3MPROOF
Malignancy (osteolytic metastasis)
Myelofibrosis,Mastocytosis
Paget’s disease
Renal osteodystrophy
Osteopetrosis
Other (hyperparathyroidism,
sports,
hyperthyroidism)
Fluorosis
RegularSexMakesOccasionalPerversionsMuchMoreFun,
HappeningandLovely
Renal osteodystrophy
Sickle cell anemia
Metastasis (osteoblastic)
Osteopetrosis
Paget’s disease
Myelofibrosis
Mastocytosis
Fluorosis
Hyperparathyroidism,Hypervitaminosis D...
Conclusion
Mnemonics are widely used in today’s medical education and clinical practice.
Familiarity with these lists can be helpful in structuring our medical knowledge andultimately finding a differential diagnosis.
References
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Helms CA.Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology.
3rd Ed.
Lippincott,
2006.
2- Yoong P,
Bugg W,
Johnson CA.
Mnemonics for Radiologists and FRCR 2B Viva Preparation - A systematic approach.
1stEdition.Ed Radcliffe Publishing Ltd (2013).
3- Weissleder R,
Wittenberg J,
Harisinghani MG.
Primer of Diagnostic Imaging.
5thEdition.
Ed Elsevier Mosby (2011).
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Davis K,
Latifa V,
Blankenbaker D,
Smet A,
Rosas H,et al.Musculoskeletal Mnemonics: Differentiating Features.
Curr Probl Diag Radiol (2011)40(2):45-71
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Personal Information
Pedro Sousa,
2nd year Radiology Resident in Hospital Beatriz Ângelo - Portugal.
[email protected]