Each Resident is required to contribute 2cases per month to the Web Interesting Cases. These are due weekly (not all at the end) and can be presented at the Thursday Morning conferences as brief (5 minute) discussions. Each fellow can contribute as many cases as they want to but should do at least 1-2 per month. There is no limit. These cases can come from cases that have been presented at PC, Thursday Morning Weekly Review, Children's, or Outside films. If you lack an interesting case, one can be provided. In fact, when writing up your PC cases, why not do them in web format on the template??
Instructions:
Verify with attending that this
case has teaching merit and is fit to be shared with the
world
Select from 1 to 6 images which
show the key points of the case; you may want to review
this image selection with the attending. Make note of
these images and fill out the slips in the reading room
so that the technologists can transfer the images to us.
Using a computer (they available in
the reading room for this or in the back) type out the Last Name, First
Name, Exam Date, ID number (full hospital medical record
number),
Submitted by (your name), Submission Date, Number of Images,
Modality, Clinical History, Findings, Diagnosis &
Diagnostic Method (either surgery, pathology, imaging criteria,
etc.)
and Discussion, all as separate sections. Don't forget the
case type - either 1-brain, 2-head & neck or 3-spine.
There is a template available on the computer in the back
or for download from this page.
Just copy this to a disc and fill in the blanks. Discussion should include some
facts about the disease, things to include in the
differential, etc. Save as a Word file, RTF
or any TEXT (txt) file if you are not using an IBM
compatible computer. Also include a References section.
For the Findings section, please
refer to each image. Be specific about what type it
is ( axial non-contrast CT, T1-weighted axial MR, etc)
and be specific about the findings (there is hyperintense
area in the left thalamus suggesting an infarct.....)
Example:
On Image 1 (T2-weighted axial image) there is a large orange mass blah, blah, blah...
The sections should
all begin with the appropriate headings, followed by a
colon then a space. Do not use a carriage return
unless you want to start a new paragraph.
Example:
First name: John
ID number: 1429999
