FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2017

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
RADIODIAGNOSIS
PAPER I
RDG/J/17/40/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. A 40 year old man on high dose steroids for interstitial lung disease
presents with pain in the right hip with inability to walk:
What possibilities would you consider?
What imaging protocol would you adopt for this patient?
Enumerate the key imaging findings for the likely entity.

2. A 26 year old female presents with intractable epilepsy and is being
worked up for possible surgery:
Epilepsy protocol for imaging this patient.
Radiological features of hippocampal sclerosis.
5+5
3. Anatomy of osteomeatal unit, any two variants.
Radiological features of fungal sinusitis on CT MRI.

4. How would you evaluate a bone tumour on a plain radiograph?
Radiological features of chondroid tumours on plain radiograph.
7+3
5. A mother of a 2 year old child notices 'something white' in one
eye. The ophthalmologist refers the child for imaging:
What possibilities would you consider?
What imaging protocols would you follow?
Enumerate key imaging findings for one most likely entity.

6. Boundaries and contents of the carotid space of the neck.
Imaging findings of vagal schwannoma.
6+4
7. A 45 year old lady presents with bone pain, renal calculi, weakness
and psychiatric symptoms. X-Ray hand shows subperiosteal
resorption in middle phalanx:
What possibilities would you consider?
How will this patient be investigated radiologically further.
Enumerate key imaging findings of the likely entity.

P.T.O.
FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2017

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
RADIO DIAGNOSIS
PAPER I
8. A 30 year old man who has HIV and at present has low CD4 count
presents with gradual cognitive impairment and is referred for
imaging:
What are the likely possibilities?
Radiological findings in progressive multifocal
leukoencephalopathy.
4+6
9. Differences between pyogenic and tubercular osteomyelitis.
Imaging findings of tubercular spondylitis in MRI.
5+5
10. A 54 year old man presents to the hospital with history of sudden
severe headache. There is no history of trauma or intoxication:
What possibilities would you consider?
Imaging features for the most likely diagnosis in this patient.
Radiological intervention that may be required for this patient.