Abdominal CT 101
Primer on acute abdomen / emergency department CT
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Full DICOM teaching cases
Full DICOM teaching cases
These DICOM teaching cases will expose you to essential diagnoses in abdominal CT and also help you learn the basics of using a DICOM viewer such as window/level, zoom/pan, and triangulation. Number keyboard shortcuts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) work for window/level - try it out!
There are extensive study notes and annotations to guide you (click the light blue paper icon in the upper right corner).
These cases are an ideal primer for medical students and early residents. Be sure to review the annotated teaching case and videos under How to read CT to give yourself a foundation before diving into these cases.
I highly recommend that every radiology resident reviews How to read CT and all of these case before their first rotation on CT. You will be amazed at how quickly you jump into the service, impress your faculty, and have an extremely productive month.
Using the Pacsbin DICOM viewer
Using the Pacsbin DICOM viewer
Click the blue paper icon
Click the blue paper icon
Opens study notes to guide you through the case
Click the "Key findings"
Click the "Key findings"
Text is linked to corresponding key images
Learn the toolbar
Learn the toolbar
Window/level, pan/zoom, annotations, and change layout to review 2 planes side-by-side
Tips for smooth scrolling with a laptop:
Tips for smooth scrolling with a laptop:
Consider using an external mouse with middle scroll wheel
If using a trackpad select the "Stack Scroll" button (it is defaulted when you open the case), click with one finger (index) and scroll with a second (middle) for a smoother, slower scroll than with two fingers alone
Acute abdomen "Basics"
Acute abdomen "Basics"
Complicating the "Basics"...
Complicating the "Basics"...
Perforated appendicitis
Perforated diverticulitis
Necrotizing pancreatitis
Closed loop obstruction
Other "must know" diagnoses
Other "must know" diagnoses
Cholecystitis
Pyelonephritis
Urolithiasis
Epiploic appendagitis
Acute Gastrointestinal
Acute Gastrointestinal
Perforated duodenal ulcer
Gallstone ileus
Intussusception
Small bowel infarction
Infectious enterocolitis
Femoral hernia
Ischemic colitis
Sigmoid volvulus
New cancer diagnosis
New cancer diagnosis
Lymphoma
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
Metastatic cancer
Malignant obstruction
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Next step: Case collections
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