Decoding radiology report, flipped bucket handle?

"There is a large flipped bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus, anterior horn body and posterior horn with a large flipped component sitting in the anterior intercondylar notch"

What in the world does this mean in layman's terms? Is anybody willing to help? We are nervous because her MRI was yesterday and the surgeon called to get her in tomarrow morning already. I hope somebody knows what in the world this means. Thanks!

• Decoding radiology report, flipped bucket handle? - Amanda
  • Think of the meniscus as a little pad. The torn piece of meniscus can flip over and get pinched or - Spice

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I am reading a report for my mother and I am new to radiology and this is what I have:

"There is a large flipped bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus, anterior horn body and posterior horn with a large flipped component sitting in the anterior intercondylar notch"

What in the world does this mean in layman's terms? Is anybody willing to help? We are nervous because her MRI was yesterday and the surgeon called to get her in tomarrow morning already. I hope somebody knows what in the world this means. Thanks!

This guy needs to speak English!!

He is talking about "frontal and lateral chest radiographs.

Can't tell if this heading is "IMPRESSION" or "DEPRESSION" (would there even be a heading of DEPRESSION?

Under whatever the heading is he says "Mildly increased perihilar (then sounds like he says LONG markings)"  Would that be LONG or LUNG markings?

Sounds like "truffle configuration to the thecal sac" Is truffle correct?

I have a doc who rather consistently uses the word "escharrified," meaning to him covered with eschar.  "Scarified" really doesn't have anything to do with the already-existing presence of scars, and having an eschar isn't even close.  But he keeps using it, and the general rule, as we know, is verbatim transcribing.  I've been using it the way he says is for a while, now, but I feel like I'm crossing my fingers behind my back every time, and I WILL NOT add it to the spell checker dictionary! 

Just wanted to poll other MTs out there and see how you would handle it and maybe get a consensus.   Thanks! 

why point it out?  I highly doubt this newbie will blame this board for anything.  She is going to learn new things from this board as we all have.  She obviously was just feeling a little frustrated.  But to blatently point it out I think is being a tattle tale.  It is too bad you didn't have anyone to assist you.  Neither did I at that time, but to blatently make her look bad on this board makes it seem like you are jealous or something.  Aren't we supposed to be helping one another?  If she lands the job, believe me, it won't be because she asked a verbatim question on this board.  More than likely, this poor girl will land a job not paying very much and learn from that.  She will eventually gain experience and knowledge.    All of us experienced ones won't live forever.  We need to support out future not rat them out.

That's all I wanted to say because I'm starving right now and that sounds mighty tasty!

I am helping out with radiology and am stuck.  doing CT of abdomen/pelvis with multiple parapelvic/peripelvic cysts on both kidneys.  Do I use peri or para?  Thanks

s/l reghitti          There is a reghitti high signal involved in the anterior lateral,

is that correct, can't verify.

The axial images show the thickness of  the * and some articular cartilage and popliteal spaces are normal.  (MRI of the right knee)  S/L  polse.  any help is appreciated!!!

s/l stranding or strandy.  Doctor said diagnosis is...? (Stranding or Strandy?) fibrotic scarring in the lungs.

Breast imaging----Doc dictates "ultrasound demonstrated a 10 mm circumskine mass"  

this is how is sounds, but I can't find this word.  Any ideas?

Thank you. 

Technique:

s/l cidector CT was performed through abdomen and pelvis.

Any idea?

related to the contour of the tuberosity seen on  sounds like "phose or fose" on the x-ray?  Happen to know what this could be??? Thanks!

Her path report comes back with a high grade papillary transitional cell carcinoma invasive into thick muscle bundles suspicious for lymphatic involvement.  Based on a s/l pan son x-ray with the bladder essentially pushed towards the right side of the pelvis, I believe a good amount of this tumor is already extra vesicle.

Any idea for the x-ray he may be dictating? 

A 5 mm s/l collimated  slices through the thorax performed without intravenous contrast.

Is this a correct sentence?

In the nasal cavity, there is no mass or s/l chondrablosssa.

Any idea of the above term?...thanks

Not exactly sure what I am hearing but.   Radiologist says ---- within the proximal _______ (s/l mendoza or mendopsa) region of the humerus. 

I have googled and not finding anything.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

abdominal ultrasound:

There is no evidence of s/l atrial or extrahepatic febrial dilatation.

Is this a correct sentence?

Left knee/ patella, two views.

There is no loss of s/l antiticher spaces. There is no s/l chondrulent or soft tissue calcifications and/or abnormalities on alignment

Need help on the above two terms. Thanks.

Left leg:

No evidence of DVT left lower extremity. s/l Purposeful thrombus within the greater saphenous vein extending to the upper calf.

Purposeful thrombus does not make sense. Please help

Paranasal sinuses.

There is full development and complete s/l numbadization of the paranasal sinuses.

Any idea what this word is?

Thoracic spine:

There is a moderate and s/l tediumphyge compression fracture of the T8 in front of superior end-plate without definite s/l metroprovision.

Any idea of above terms? It is an ESL doc. 

Chest exam:

There is evidence of previous s/lcapital OIF changes left hero chap with good bony healings.

Is this a correct sentence?

I would do single film, with no hyphen.