Computed tomography (CT) is one of the main diagnostic methods for assessing both acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) and bowel ischemia due to its widespread availability, excellent spatial resolution, and high…
Small bowel tumors are rare gastrointestinal tumors. Neuroendocrine tumors are the most common and demonstrate unique subtypes depending on their location. Adenocarcinomas are most common in the duodenum demonstrating luminal…
Ileal pouches have drastically improved the quality of life in patients requiring total proctocolectomy. There are unique imaging characteristics of the pouch and its complications that radiologists should be familiar…
Computed tomography enterography, magnetic resonance enterography, and bowel ultrasound are complementary tools central to diagnosing and monitoring Crohn disease. These modalities can identify active inflammation, penetrating, and stricturing disease. Crohn…
Anterior Abdominal Wall FASCIAL LAYERS There are two layers of superficial fascia on the abdominal wall; a loose areolar fatty layer named Camper’s fascia, and deep to this a fibrous…
The thorax is the portion of the trunk that lies between the lower neck and the upper abdomen. It is made up of the chest wall (the thoracic cage and…
The Skull and Facial Bones The skull consists of the calvarium, facial bones and mandible. The calvarium is the brain case and comprises the skull vault and skull base. The…
The Bones of the Lower Limb THE FEMUR ( Fig. 8.1 ) The femur is the longest and the strongest bone of the body. It has a head, neck, shaft…
The Bony Pelvis, Muscles and Ligaments The pelvis ( Fig. 6.1 ) is a bony ring consisting of paired innominate bones , the sacrum and coccyx . The innominate bones…
The Bones of the Upper Limb THE SCAPULA ( Figs. 7.1, 7.2 ) This flat triangular bone has three processes: ■ The glenoid process, which is separated from the remainder…
