Radiology High Yield Topics for FMGE Dec’22

With FMGE Dec’22 on the horizon, we know that you are obviously putting your heart and soul into its preparation. Enrolling in your desired PG course is essential for you. 

However, since radiology is a completely image-based subject, you either must have a sharp to differentiate between different scans or know what is essential. 

Therefore, familiarizing yourself with radiology high-yield topics for FMGE Dec’22 is necessary. This approach will not only speed up your preparation but will also help you prepare better for the upcoming medical exam. 

Radiology High Yield Topics for FMGE Dec’22

All of these topics are chosen by our Gurus through their teaching experience and by analyzing the latest FMGE question paper. 

Here’s an excellent video of our Gurus reviewing the FMG June 2022 exam.

1) Nuclear Scans

You already know that nuclear scans are crucial when it comes to radiology. You can not afford to skip this topic. It is unsurprisingly a high-yield topic for FMGE. 

Nuclear medicine has become an important part not only of FMGE but of the entire medical field. So be prepared, as there are high chances of getting questions on this topic in FMGE Dec’22. 

Plus, if you planning on doing PG in Radiology, then, it is a topic to learn thoroughly.

2) PET Principle 

The Principle of Positron Emission Tomography or PET is another high-yielding topic that you must revise if you want to crack the radiology section of FMGE Dec’ 22.

The PET scan is used to identify various conditions, so make sure that you are familiar with this topic. 

3) Radiotherapy

With the number of cancer patients increasing, it is hardly a surprise that the treatment used is a high-yield topic for FMGE Dec’22. 

Plus, if you are a medical student who is intrigued by how Xrays and other radiations are used to treat such diseases, then you’ll absorb this topic easily. 

Moreover, PG courses will be focusing on radiotherapy, so it’s best to learn it early. 

4) MRI Principle and Physics

Magnetic resonance imaging or MRI is another important topic in Radiology that you must invest in to crack FMGE Dec’22. 

Apart from the scans, you should also understand its workings as well for a complete revision. 

5) Important Radiographic Name Signs like:

Revise them thoroughly so that you know these like the back of your hand.

• Pneumoperitoneum (Rigler sign, football sign, etc.)
• Pneumothorax
• Pancreatitis 

6) Cause(s) of Various Appearances

This goes without saying but learning the causes of differences that resulted in specific scans and images is extremely important. 

Always revise the causes to ace the radiology section in FMGE Dec’22. 

7) Miliary Shadows

There is no way that you have never pronounced these as military shadows. It is a medical tradition. 

With that said, these are observed in a wide variety of lung diseases, making this topic crucial for revision. 

Also, you’d need to know the causes of different miliary shadows to select the right answer. 

8) Ivory Vertebra

Also referred to as the ivory vertebra sign, is the diffuse and homogeneous increase in the vertebral body. You already know that, but did you know it is a high-yielding topic for FMGE Dec’ 22?

Overwhelmed by so many images? Don’t worry, our Guru is here to narrow your study zone by going through important radiology images for FMGE. 

Well, now you know, so make sure you are revising it as well.