Radiology Reference Library
Quick-reference guides covering grading systems, classification schemes, imaging findings, and management algorithms — written for residents and radiologists on call.
IR Procedures
Paracentesis
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Thoracentesis
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PICC Placement
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Chest Tube Placement
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Lumbar Puncture
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Image-Guided Joint Injection
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TIPS — Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
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CT-Guided Lung Biopsy
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CT-Guided Liver Biopsy
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Image-Guided Renal Biopsy
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CT-Guided Bone Biopsy
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Abscess Drainage
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Percutaneous Nephrostomy
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Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD)
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Percutaneous Gastrostomy
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Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
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Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
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IVC Filter — Placement and Retrieval
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Central Venous Line (CVL) Placement
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Tunneled Catheters and Implanted Ports
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Dialysis Access — Hemodialysis Catheter and AV Access Intervention
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Peripheral Angioplasty and Atherectomy
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TEVAR — Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
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Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE)
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Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
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HCC Percutaneous Ablation (MWA / RFA / Cryo)
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Y-90 Radioembolization (SIRT)
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GI Bleed Embolization — Upper, Lower & GDA
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Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
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DVT Thrombectomy
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PE Thrombectomy
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Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Embolization
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BRTO — Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration
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Varicocele Embolization
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Pelvic Venous Disorder — Ovarian Vein Embolization
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PeVD Imaging — Beard Criteria, TVUS, MRI, Venography
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Splenic Artery Embolization
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Bronchial Artery Embolization — Hemoptysis
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Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) — Knee OA
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Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection (LESI)
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Pulmonary AVM Embolization
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Renal Tumor Ablation
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Renal Artery Stent & Angioplasty
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Visceral & Vascular Trauma
Abdominal Solid Organ Trauma — AAST Liver, Spleen, Renal, and Pancreatic Injury Grading
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Bladder and Urethral Trauma — Rupture Classification and CT Cystography
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Blunt Bowel and Mesenteric Injury — CT Diagnosis
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Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) — Denver Grading and Screening
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Gunshot Injuries — CT Assessment, Zone-Based Evaluation, and Reporting
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SVS Classification — Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury (BTAI)
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Trauma in Pregnancy — Imaging Safety, Placental Abruption, and CT Reporting
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Spine Trauma
Fractures
Acetabular Fractures — Judet-Letournel Classification
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Ankle Fractures — Lauge-Hansen Classification and Pilon Fractures
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Elbow Trauma — Radial Head, Dislocation, Monteggia, and Terrible Triad
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Facial Fractures — LeFort Classification and Orbital Trauma
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Foot Trauma — Talus, Calcaneus, Lisfranc, and Forefoot Injuries
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Glenohumeral Dislocation — Classification, Associated Lesions, and Rockwood AC Grading
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Hand and Wrist Injuries — Finger, Metacarpal, Thumb, and Distal Radius Fractures
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Knee Trauma — Dislocation, Ligamentous Injuries, and Patellar Fractures
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Mandibular Fractures — CT Interpretation and Reporting
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Orbital Trauma — CT Evaluation and Reporting
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Pelvic Fractures — Young-Burgess and AO/OTA Classification
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Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures — Stability Assessment and Vancouver Classification
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Proximal Femur Fractures — Garden, Pipkin, Pauwels, and Evans Classification
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Proximal Humerus Fractures — Neer Classification
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Salter-Harris Classification — Physeal Fractures in Children
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Scapular Fractures — Ideberg Glenoid Classification and Superior Suspensory Complex
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Temporal Bone Trauma — CT Classification and Reporting
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Tibial Plateau Fractures — Schatzker Classification
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MSK
Neuro
Acute Abdomen
Acute Appendicitis — CT and Ultrasound Diagnosis and Reporting
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Acute Pancreatitis — Revised Atlanta Classification, Balthazar Grading, and CT Severity Index
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Appendix Ultrasound — Technique and Findings
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Bowel Ischemia — CT Classification, SMA Embolus vs Thrombosis, and Mesenteric Ischemia
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Bowel Obstruction — SBO and LBO CT Diagnosis, Transition Point, and Closed Loop
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Cholecystitis and Biliary Emergencies — CT and Ultrasound Diagnosis
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Diverticulitis — Hinchey Classification and CT Diagnosis
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Epiploic Appendagitis and Omental Infarct — CT Diagnosis and Differentiation
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Gastrointestinal Volvulus — Sigmoid, Cecal, and Gastric Volvulus Imaging
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Body
Acute Body MRI — On-Call Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, Bowel, Renal, and OB/GYN Emergencies
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Carotid Ultrasound — ICA Stenosis Grading
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Liver Transplant Ultrasound — Doppler Assessment and Complications
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Lower Extremity DVT — Compression Ultrasound and Reporting
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Renal Transplant Ultrasound — Doppler Assessment and Complications
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Testicular and Scrotal Emergencies — Ultrasound
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Breast
BI-RADS 2025 — What Changed from the 5th Edition
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BI-RADS Assessment Categories — Malignancy Risk and Management
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Breast Density and Screening Guidelines
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Breast MRI — Lexicon, Kinetics, and Indications
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Breast Ultrasound Lexicon — Masses and Special Cases
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High-Risk Breast Lesions — Upgrade Rates and Management
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Mammography — Calcifications: Morphology and Distribution
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Mammography — Masses, Architectural Distortion, and Asymmetries
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Radiologic-Pathologic Concordance — Breast Biopsy
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Chest
Aortic Dissection — Stanford and DeBakey Classification
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Foreign Body Aspiration — CT Findings and Airway Approach
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Ground-Glass Opacity — Differential Diagnosis and CT Approach
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ILD and HRCT Pattern Recognition — UIP, NSIP, HP, and Key Differentials
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Pleural Disease — Effusion, Empyema, Hemothorax, and Malignant Pleural Disease
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Pneumonia Patterns — CT and CXR Pattern Recognition
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Pulmonary Edema and ARDS — CT and CXR Differentiation
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Pulmonary Embolism — Classification, RV Strain, and CT Reporting
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Pulmonary Nodule Management — Fleischner Society 2017 Guidelines
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Nuclear Medicine
Bone Scan — Tc-99m MDP Scintigraphy Interpretation
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Brain Death Scan — Nuclear Medicine Cerebral Perfusion Study
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GI Bleed Scan — Tc-99m RBC Scintigraphy
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HIDA Scan — Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy Interpretation
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Meckel's Scan — Tc-99m Pertechnetate Scintigraphy
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Renal Scan — MAG3 and Lasix Renogram Interpretation
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V/Q Scan — PE Detection and PIOPED II Interpretation
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Pediatric
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip — Ultrasound and Graf Classification
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Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis — Ultrasound Diagnosis
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Intussusception — Ultrasound Diagnosis and Enema Reduction
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Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus — Imaging Diagnosis
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Neonatal Chest Patterns — CXR Diagnosis
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Neonatal Intracranial Hemorrhage — Germinal Matrix and IVH Grading
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Non-Accidental Trauma — Imaging Findings and Reporting
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Pediatric Elbow Fractures — CRITOE and Common Injuries
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OB/GYN
Incidentaloma
Abdominal Vascular Incidental Findings — AAA, Visceral Aneurysms, and More
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Adnexal Incidental Mass — ACR Management Guidelines
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Adrenal Incidentaloma — ACR Management Guidelines
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Chest and Mediastinum Incidental Findings — ACR Guidelines
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Gallbladder and Biliary Incidental Findings — ACR and SRU Guidelines
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GGO & Reticular Opacities (Incidental) — ACR Management Guidelines
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Liver Incidental Lesion — ACR Management Guidelines
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Lung Nodule (Incidental) — ACR Management Guidelines
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Pancreatic Incidental Cyst — ACR Management Guidelines
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Pineal Cyst — Incidental Management
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Pituitary Incidentaloma — ACR Management Guidelines
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Pulmonary Cyst (Incidental) — ACR Management Guidelines
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Renal Incidental Mass — Bosniak Classification and ACR Guidelines
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Splenic Lesions and Abdominal Lymph Nodes — ACR Guidelines
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Thyroid Incidental Nodules — ACR Management Guidelines
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Contrast & Safety
Fluoroscopy
Arthrography — Interpretation and Findings
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Barium Enema — Interpretation and Findings
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Esophagram — Interpretation and Findings
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Hysterosalpingogram — Interpretation and Findings
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Modified Barium Swallow — Interpretation and Findings
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Myelography and Lumbar Puncture — Technique and Interpretation
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Post-Surgical GI Anatomy — Fluoroscopy
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Retrograde Urethrogram — Interpretation and Findings
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Small Bowel Follow-Through — Interpretation and Findings
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Upper GI Series — Interpretation and Findings
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VCUG — Interpretation and Findings
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