GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING

Liver

May 13, 2017 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Liver

2  What is the most likely cause of the liver abnormality in this patient with cardiac disease? A.  Radiation therapy B.  Total parenteral nutrition C.  Hepatorenal syndrome D.  Iodine deposition For patients in questions 3…

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Pharynx and Esophagus

May 13, 2017 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Pharynx and Esophagus

A.  Type I hiatal hernia B.  Type II hiatal hernia C.  Type III hiatal hernia D.  Type IV hiatal hernia 2  A 63-year-old female presents with epigastric pain and nausea. A double-contrast upper GI study…

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Stomach

May 13, 2017 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Stomach

A.  Chemotherapy toxicity B.  Gastric ulcer C.  Linitis plastica D.  Gastric volvulus 2  A 67-year-old patient presents with hematemesis. Endoscopic evaluation demonstrates marked fold thickening with ulcerations, and biopsy is consistent with lymphoma. The CT…

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Multisystem and Miscellaneous

May 13, 2017 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Multisystem and Miscellaneous

Patient 2: Axial, coronal, and sagittal contrast-enhanced CT images. Patient 3: Patient 4: Patient 5: Initial radiograph on the left, radiograph 2 months later on the right. 2  A 45-year-old man…

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Pancreas

May 13, 2017 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Pancreas

A.  Ampullary stenosis B.  Chronic pancreatitis C.  Pancreatic ductal carcinoma D.  Duodenal carcinoma 2  Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are associated with which of the following syndromes? A.  Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 B.  Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a…

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Spleen

May 13, 2017 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Spleen

A.  PET/CT scan B.  Percutaneous biopsy C.  Antifungal treatment D.  No further workup or treatment 2  In patients 40 years or older, what is the most common etiology of the splenic finding on the following…

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Inflammatory and Infectious Disease of the Colon

Nov 20, 2016 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Inflammatory and Infectious Disease of the Colon

  Acute diverticulitis Acute appendicitis Primary epiploic appendagitis Clinical settings and risk factors Chronic low-fiber diet, physical inactivity, obesity, smoking, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  Obesity, hernia, and unaccustomed exercise Symptoms…

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Subepithelial Lesions of the Stomach

Nov 20, 2016 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on Subepithelial Lesions of the Stomach

   Histological layers 1st: superficial mucosa 2nd: deep mucosa (muscularis mucosa) 3rd: submucosa 4th: muscularis propria 5th: serosa Neoplastic lesions GIST  O O O  Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma  O (O) O  Lipoma   O  …

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