FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016

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EXAMINATION HALL.
RADIODIAGNOSIS
PAPER IV
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• Answers to questions of Part and Part are to be strictly attempted in separate answer
sheet(s) and the main supplementary answer sheet(s) used for each part must be tagged
separately.
• Answers to questions of Part attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part or vice versa shall
not be evaluated.
PART B
6. What is "bone age"?
What are the clinical applications of its determination?
Factors which can affect the bone age of a person.
How reliable is bone age from the standpoint of forensic
radiology?

7. Mammography tube differences with conventional X-ray
tube.
Aliasing on colour Doppler and its application.
5+5
8. Role of perfusion imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging and MR
spectroscopy in the diagnosis and classification of common
intraaxial brain tumors in adults.
10
9. Percutaneous trans-hepatic biliary drainage.
Chi Square test its usefulness in clinical research.
5+5
10. Side effects of gadolinium based compounds.
How does the safety profile vary with compound structure?
What new concerns have been raised against them which
might act as a deterrent in their usage even in patients
with normal renal function?