Descending necrotizing mediastinitis secondary to retropharyngeal abscess.

We report a case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) in a 68-year-old male who presented in acute respiratory distress accompanied with anterior cervical neck swelling and pain with swallowing. Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of the neck demonstrated a large, peripherally enhancing retropharyngeal fluid and air collection that appeared to communicate with a fluid and air collection within the mediastinum. CECT of the chest demonstrated punctate foci of air and fat stranding along the anterior and superior mediastinum.

Rare primary mucosal melanoma of the larynx.

Few cases of primary mucosal melanoma of the larynx have been documented in the literature, so only a limited amount of data exists regarding its diagnosis and treatment. The prognosis is poor, as patients often present at a late stage with regional or distant metastases. We describe the case of a 66-year-old man who presented with hoarseness and dysphagia.

Radiology Case Of The Month: Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Bilateral Hyperintensities in the Globus Pallidi.

An MRI of the brain and spine of an 11-year-old male revealed the following abnormality which is consistent with his chronic condition.

"What Program Directors Think" III: Results of the 2014/2015 Annual Surveys of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR).

Rationale And Objectives: The Association of Program Directors in Radiology regularly surveys its members regarding issues of importance to support radiology residency programs and their directors.

Materials And Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study using two Web-based surveys posed to the Association of Program Directors in Radiology membership in the fall of 2014 (49 items) and the spring of 2015 (46 items) on the subjects of importance to the members, including the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education Milestones, the Non-Interpretative Skills Curriculum, the American Board of Radiology Core Examination, the effect of the new resident testing and program accreditation paradigms on training outcomes, the 2015 Residency Match, the Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) Residency, and Program Director (PD)/Program Coordinator resources.

Results: Responses were collected electronically, results were tallied using SurveyMonkey software, and qualitative responses were tabulated or summarized as comments.

Radiology Case of the Month: A Case with Relapsing Episodes of Weakness and Seizures.

Unlabelled: A 23-year-old man presented to the clinic with a oneweek history of left upper and lower extremity numbness, starting in his left hand and progressing to his left foot. He then experienced intermittent difficulty walking and left-sided drooling. The patient also reported having a left arm abscess one week earlier, for which he received penicillin and oxycodone and acetaminophen.

RADIOLOGY OF THE MONTH: Vocal Cord Dysfunction with Multiple Cranial Neuropathies.

A 67-year-old female presented to our institution with a progressive history of hoarseness for the past six months. The patient also referred shoulder weakness and cough during the same period of time. She denied weight loss and tobacco use.

Magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of intracranial epidermoid tumors.

Intracranial epidermoid tumors or cysts are considered benign lesions. Differentiation of epidermoid tumors from arachnoid cysts is important for appropriate patient care because the treatment is different for each lesion. Arachnoid cysts can appear very similar to epidermoid tumors on computed tomography (CT).

Intracranial pyogenic abscess: imaging diagnosis utilizing recent advances in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Intracranial abscesses are life-threatening medical emergencies with pyogenic debris accumulating in the brain. Delay in the diagnosis can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging play an important role in the diagnosis of brain abscesses.