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Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas
Prostate
Spleen
Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands
Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Basic CT Premise
Right Left
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Liver
Basic Anatomy
Increased
attenuation than
spleen with
uniform
enhancement.
Right lobe
greater size than
left lobe.
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Benign Entities
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Bladd
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Biliary System
Lies on the
underside of the
liver b/w right/left
lobes
Normally fluid
density
Wall should not be
> 3mm thick.
High attenuation
Blood, pus, vicarious
excretion, sludge
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Gallstones
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Pancreas
Atrophy
Calcification
ETOH usually
Ductal dilatation
Pseudocyst
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Benign Entities
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Adrenal Glands
Fight and
Flight
response
CT is modality
of choice
Inverted Y or
V shape
Limbs are <= 5
mm
Homogenous
Melanoma
Renal Cell
Lung
Breast
Colon
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Tree/Gallbladder Small/Large
Pancreas bowel/Rectum
Spleen Prostate
Adrenal Glands Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Kidneys/Ureters/Bla Bones
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Kidneys: Anatomy And Evaluation
Retroperitoneal
Made up of lobes
made of medulla
surrounded by
cortex.
3 Phase CT:
Non-contrast
Corticomedullary
(30-40 seconds)
Nephrographic
(120 seconds)
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Horseshoe Kidney
Most common
fusion anomaly
Lower poles joined
by a fibrous band
Prevented from
normal ascent by
IMA
Increased trauma,
stones, infection
(from stasis)
Typically Solid
Cystic Variants
Involve Renal Vein And
IVC
85-90%
uroepithelial tumors
Most are exophytic
4:1 male:female
Mets: regional
nodes, liver, lung,
bone
Very often multiple
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Esophagus
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad Quiz
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Stomach
Lymphoma Carcinoma
2% of gastric 3rd most common GI
neoplasms malignancy
Most are non- 95% adenocarcinoma
Hodgkins Direct invasion
Better prognosis than Lymphatic spread
adenocarcinoma Hematogenous
Increased thickening Liver, adrenals, ovaries
of the gastric wall >
3cm
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad Quiz
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Wall Thickening
Hemorrhage
Tumor
Edema
Infectious
Inflammatory
Ischemic
Clostridium
difficle
Amebiasis
Inflammatory
Crohns
Ulcerative
Ischemic
Post radiation
Lymphatic
Hematologic
Direct invasion
Intraperitoneal
seeding
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad Quiz
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Normal Prostate
Found at the base
of the bladder
Up to 4 cm in size
Seminal vesicles
are just below it
bowtie
3rd leading CA
death in men
CT alone usually
cannot
differentiate from
benign hyperplasia
of the gland
Look for
adenopathy and
peri-prostate
spread
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Prostate Cancer Metastasis
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/
Adrenal Glands Ovaries
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad Bones
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Uterus And Cervix
Normal enhancement
Variable position of uterus
Rounded cervix Slides are not to be reproduced
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Cervical Cancer
Most common gyn-
malignancy
95% squamous
Extension to
adjacent organs
and pelvic sidewall
Regional
adenopathy
Metastasis: lung,
bone, brain
Basics Esophagus
Liver Stomach
Biliary Small/Large
Tree/Gallbladder bowel/Rectum
Pancreas Prostate
Spleen Uterus/Cervix/Ovaries
Adrenal Glands Bones
Kidneys/Ureters/Blad
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Bones
Bone is a metastatic
target of:
Prostate, breast, kidney,
thyroid, lung