In this book, various modalities that are used for medical imaging are
discussed with examples selected from radiography, ultrasonography, computed
tomography scanning, and magnetic resonance imaging.
A part of the body that has been exposed to medical imaging right from the earliest
times of radiography is the musculoskeletal system. Incidentally, the axial skeleton and
the appendicular skeleton constitute one of the systems of the body that are most
commonly exposed to X-rays; this happens in the production of regular plain
radiographs and the enhanced forms of radiography, like the use of contrast media and
fluoroscopy. X-rays are also used in CT scanning and magnetic resonance imaging.
It is not possible to achieve the desired size of a physically portable and an
electronically readily navigable book by including multiple-choice questions on every
body system. This goal has limited the contents of this short chapter on MCQs to a
small segment of orthopedic surgery. The contents are on the fundamentals only.
Keywords: Acute osteomyelitis, Dactylolysis spontanea, Paraspinal abscess, Prolapse of the intervertebral disk, Talipes equinovarus.
