Abdominal CT: peptic ulcer perforation
Abdominal CT: peptic ulcer perforation. The pattern of fluid, air, and inflammation help to locate the source of perforation.
Abdominal CT: peptic ulcer disease
Abdominal CT: peptic ulcer disease. Recognising peptic ulcer disease and key CT findings to increase radiological suspicion
Abdominal CT: enteritis and colitis
Abdominal CT: enteritis and colitis. Identifying enteritis and colitis, we review the most common presentations of gastrointestinal tract inflammation
Abdominal CT: closed loop
Abdominal CT: closed loop obstruction. Identifying closed loop small bowel obstruction from adhesions, hernia or volvulus
Abdominal CT: small bowel obstruction
Abdominal CT: small bowel obstruction. Diagnosing small bowel obstruction examining bowel dilatation, transition point and faecalisation
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