These cases can be reviewed individually or with other students before or after mini-consolidation session on Abdominal Imaging.

For a brief review of types of radiological imaging, with narrated slides, click this LINK.

Learning Objectives:

After review of online resources and in class mini-consolidation, students will be able to:

1. Recognize and describe features of a CT image, compared to other types of imaging (ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and MRI), including technical factors such as imaging plane, presence or absence of contrast, and display window.

2. Describe fat stranding on a CT image, including how it differs from normal fat appearance, and list five potential causes and three common sites where this finding may be seen in the abdomen.

Imaging Anatomy Abdomen Case 1 Imaging Anatomy Abdomen Case 2