Download DNB 2016 Dec RADIODIAGNOSIS PAPER 1 Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

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• This question paper consists of 10 questions divided into Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’, each part containing 5 questions.
• Answers to questions of Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’ 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 ‘A’ attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part ‘B’ or vice versa shall not be evaluated.
• Answer sheet(s) of Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’ are not to be tagged together.
• Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’ should be mentioned only on the covering page of the respective answer sheet(s).

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• 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.

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• 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

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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. (2+3+5)
   1. What possibilities would you consider?
   2. What imaging protocol would you adopt for this patient, and why?
   3. Enumerate the key imaging findings for the likely entity.

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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. (2+(4+4))
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. (3+7)
   1. What imaging protocol would you follow for this patient, and why?
   2. What would be the key imaging findings?

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