FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
RADIODIAGNOSIS
PAPER I
RDG/D/16/40/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
• This question paper consists of 10 questions divided into Part and Part each part
containing 5 questions.
• 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.
• Answer sheet(s) of Part and Part are not to be tagged together.
• Part and Part should be mentioned only on the covering page of the respective answer
sheet(s).
• 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:
PART A
1. A 36-year-old woman presents with progressive deafness and
tinnitus in the left ear. She undergoes magnetic resonance
imaging of the brain, which demonstrates a 2cm mass at the left
cerebellopontine angle. Enumerating the differential diagnosis,
write the key imaging findings for each possible entity.
2+8
2. A 28-year-old man presents with a history of recent head injury
and unilateral, painful, pulsatile exophthalmos with reduced visual
acuity.
What possibilities would you consider?
What imaging protocol would you adopt for this patient, and
why?
Enumerate the key imaging findings for the likely entity.

3. MR findings in a patient of suspected multiple sclerosis.
10
4. A 26-year-old man presents with pain in the jaw. An
orthopantomogram demonstrates a radiolucent lesion in the
mandible. Write the differential diagnosis using an algorithmic
approach while citing the key imaging findings for any 2 possible
conditions.

5. A 30-year-old woman with a past medical history of spontaneous
pulmonary embolus presents two weeks after giving birth with
severe headache, vomiting and drowsiness.
What imaging protocol would you follow for this patient, and
why?
What would be the key imaging findings?
3+7
P.T.O.