GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING

Cystic adnexal lesions

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Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology The term adnexa includes the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, and their ligamentous attachments in the female pelvis. The fallopian tubes ◼ The fallopian tubes are paired tubular…

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Abdominal/pelvic trauma

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Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology ◼ Injuries depend upon patient composition, blunt versus penetrating injury, mechanism of injury, and strength of forces. ◼ Blunt trauma etiologies: motor vehicle crash, falls, assault, and…

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Müllerian abnormalities

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Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology ◼ After the sixth week of gestation, in the absence of a Y chromosome, the paired Müllerian (paramesonephric) ducts begin to form in female neonates. ◼ Over…

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Focal uterine lesions

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Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology The uterus is a thick-walled muscular organ of the female reproductive system that lies in the true pelvis posterior to the bladder and anterior to the rectosigmoid…

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Prostate imaging

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Anatomy, embryology, and pathophysiology ◼ The prostate is a cone-shaped exocrine gland located inferior to the bladder and anterior to the rectum. It surrounds the uppermost segment of the urethra…

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Testicular lesions

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Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology ◼ The testes, the principal male reproductive organs, are located within the scrotal sac, and surrounded by a thick layer of fibrous capsule and the tunica albuginea…

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Postoperative imaging

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Techniques Plain radiography Plain radiographs are often used in the postoperative abdomen to evaluate lines and tubes, bowel gas pattern, retained foreign bodies, and the presence of pneumoperitoneum. Fluoroscopy Fluoroscopic…

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Pitfalls

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Anatomic variants ◼ Accessory spleen: very common. Typically near spleen. Can be intrapancreatic. Can be mistaken for a mass. Should look like spleen on all imaging sequences. ◼ Duplicated renal…

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Solid adnexal lesions

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Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology Please see Chapter 33 . Imaging techniques and protocols Please see Chapter 33 . Specific disease processes A purely solid adnexal lesion is usually considered benign, with…

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Pelvic floor disease

Jun 13, 2021 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Pelvic floor disease

Anatomy, embryology, pathophysiology ◼ The pelvic floor consists of the levator ani, the pelvic sphincters, and fascia that support the rectum, bladder and urethra, as well as the vagina, cervix,…

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