Abdominal CT: appendicitis
Abdominal CT: appendicitis. Identifying acute appendicitis, perforated appendix and abscess formation
Abdominal CT: Cancer staging
Many cancer staging studies are performed with a single portal venous phase examination. However, there are several cancers that require multiphasic exams
Abdominal CT: Phases
To make sense of CT exams, we need to understand what happens after we inject IV contrast and how it results in tailored CT examinations
François Calot
Jean-François Calot (1861-1944) was a French surgeon. Eponymously associated with Calot’s Triangle (cystohepatic triangle) (1890)
Abdominal CT: Windows advanced
Abdominal CT: Windows advanced. How do I adjust the window settings to evaluate ANY structure?
Abdominal CT: Windows basics
Abdominal CT: Windows basics. Changing the window settings and reviewing soft tissue, bone, and lung windows
Abdominal CT: Attenuation
Abdominal CT: Measuring attenuation. We can use attenuation to interrogate the images for fluid, masses and fatty infiltration
Abdominal CT: Planes
Abdominal CT: Planes. How is CT different from X-ray? What are the Computed Tomography planes - axial, coronal, and sagittal
Abdominal CT: Common Terms
Abdominal CT: Common Terms used to describe pathology seen on CT images. Including thickened, fat stranding and fluid
Abdominal CT: Basics
Abdominal CT: Basics. How to speak like a radiologist. Here we review the basics of attenuation, enhancement and orientation
What is the role of Abdominal CT?
What is the role of Abdominal CT? When should you order and What are the alternate imaging options?
Penis captivus
What follows is the first report of penis captivus in the Philidelphia Medical News of December 13, 1884