Interventional radiology: drainage: practice question

A Radiology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Radiology · Interventional radiology: drainage

Sample item

A patient has a well-defined pelvic abscess accessible by a safe percutaneous route. What interventional radiology procedure may provide source control?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage

Image-guided catheter drainage can evacuate accessible abscesses and provide samples for microbiology, often avoiding or complementing surgery. Route planning must avoid bowel and vessels.

Option by option

  • A. Diagnostic fluoroscopy only

    Fluoroscopy alone does not drain an abscess.

  • B. DEXA scanning

    DEXA evaluates bone density.

  • C. Mammography

    Mammography evaluates breast tissue.

  • D. Image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage (correct)

    Correct. Catheter drainage directly addresses a drainable collection.

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What is the answer to this Radiology question?

The best answer is D, Image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage. Image-guided catheter drainage can evacuate accessible abscesses and provide samples for microbiology, often avoiding or complementing surgery.

Why is "Diagnostic fluoroscopy only" not the answer?

Fluoroscopy alone does not drain an abscess.

Why is "DEXA scanning" not the answer?

DEXA evaluates bone density.

Why is "Mammography" not the answer?

Mammography evaluates breast tissue.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Interventional radiology: drainage in Radiology. Route planning must avoid bowel and vessels.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Interventional radiology: drainage?

Learn signs with the image, and the disease they point to. Then use the flashcards and the other Radiology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.