Charles McBurney
Charles Heber McBurney (1845 – 1913) was an American surgeon. Most famous for McBurney's point (1889) and McBurney's incision (1894) Medical Eponym.
Tag Appendicitis
James Sherren
James Sherren (1872-1945) British General surgeon. Eponym: Sherren's triangle - area of hyperaesthesia associated with appendicitis
Abdominal CT: reporting
Abdominal CT reporting: The basis of both image review and reporting is that of a search pattern.
Abdominal CT: bones
Abdominal CT: The bones are often one of the last items on the reporting checklist for abdominal CT, but they still deserve our careful attention.
Abdominal CT: body wall
Abdominal CT: body wall. Evaluating the body wall - Musculature, Subcutaneous fat and skin
Abdominal CT: lymph nodes
Abdominal CT. Evaluating for abnormal or enlarged lymph nodes is an essential part of any abdominal CT, particularly when staging cancer.
Abdominal CT: abdominal veins
Abdominal CT. Checking the abdominal and pelvic venous systems. Review of the systemic and portal venous system
Abdominal CT: abdominal arteries
Abdominal CT. Checking the abdominal arteries. The Coeliac axis, Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries, renal arteries, and Common iliac arteries
Abdominal CT: large intestine
Abdominal CT. Imaging the large bowel. in particular the location and identification of the appendix
Abdominal CT: appendicitis
Abdominal CT: appendicitis. Identifying acute appendicitis, perforated appendix and abscess formation
Abdominal CT: Common Terms
Abdominal CT: Common Terms used to describe pathology seen on CT images. Including thickened, fat stranding and fluid
Nicholas Alders
Nicholas Alders (1904-1995) was a Hungarian born, Austrian trained, English naturalised obstetrician, gynaecologist and surgeon. Remembered for his description of Alders sign (1951)