Welcome to this page on body imaging! In this section we collate reputable resources on body imaging. This collection has been compiled by Professor Nasir Jaffer of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
Click on the relevant part of the abdominal CT image to be directed to a collection of articles on the corresponding body region (browser needs to be in full screen). Alternatively, you can see the full collection of articles below.
Gastrointestinal Tract
Acute gastrointestinal pathology:
Small Bowel Obstruction: What to Look For
Differentiation of simple and strangulated small-bowel obstructions: usefulness of known CT criteria
Bowel Obstruction Revealed by Multidetector CT
Diagnosis of colonic volvulus: findings on multidetector CT with three-dimensional reconstructions
Volvulus of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Appearances at Multimodality Imaging
Sigmoid Cancer versus Chronic Diverticular Disease: Differentiating Features at CT Colonography
Acute Epiploic Appendagitis and Its Mimics
Gastrointestinal tract perforation: MDCT findings according to the perforation sites
Free air on plain film: Do we need a computed tomography too?
Surgical imaging appearances:
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: What Radiologists Need to Know
Multidetector CT of the Postoperative Colon: Review of Normal Appearances and Common Complications
The Toronto Video Atlas of Surgery
Techniques for Gastrointestinal Examinations: Imaging the Post-surgical Gastrointestinal Tract
Esophageal Resection: Indications, Techniques, and Radiologic Assessment
CT and PET in Stomach Cancer: Preoperative Staging and Monitoring of Response to Therapy
Taxonomy and Imaging Spectrum of Small Bowel Obstruction After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: What Radiologists Need to Know
CT Findings in Urinary Diversion after Radical Cystectomy: Postsurgical Anatomy and Complications
Comprehensive Imaging and Surgical Review of Urinary Diversions: What the Radiologist Needs to Know
Post gastrointestinal cancer treatment appearances:
Imaging of complications of oncological therapy in the gastrointestinal system
CT and MR Imaging Findings of Bowel Ischemia from Various Primary Causes
Liver
Normal Liver Segmental Anatomy
Doppler US of the Liver Made Simple
Hepatic Hemangioma: Atypical Appearances on CT, MR Imaging, and Sonography
Imaging of Atypical Hemangiomas of the Liver with Pathologic Correlation
Characteristics of common solid liver lesions and recommendations for diagnostic workup
Cystic Focal Liver Lesions in the Adult: Differential CT and MR Imaging Features
Focal Liver Lesions: Pattern-based Classification Scheme for Enhancement at Arterial Phase CT
Cystic Hepatic Lesions: A Review and an Algorithmic Approach.
Post liver cancer treatment appearances:
Assessment of Liver Tumor Response to Therapy: Role of Quantitative Imaging
Recent Advances in Transarterial Therapy of Primary and Secondary Liver Malignancies
Radiofrequency ablation of the liver: Current Status
Hepatocellular carcinoma treated with Radio-frequency Ablation: Spectrum of Imaging Findings
Spectrum of CT Findings after Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors
Radio-frequency Ablation of Liver Tumors: Assessment of Therapeutic Response and Complications
Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors: Imaging Features of Postablation Zone
Biliary System
Pancreas
Spleen
Cross-sectional Imaging of Splenic Lesions: RadioGraphics Fundamentals | Online Presentation
MR Imaging of the Spleen: Spectrum of Abnormalities
Ultrasonographic findings and differentiation of benign and malignant focal splenic lesions
Computed tomography of the spleen: how to interpret the hypodense lesion
Kidney
Pitfalls in Renal Mass Evaluation and How to Avoid Them
Benign Renal Neoplasms in Adults: Cross-sectional Imaging
Renal Cell Carcinomas: Diagnosis, Staging and Surveillance
Assessment and characterisation of common renal masses with CT and MRI
MR Imaging of Renal Masses: Correlation with Findings at Surgery and Pathologic Analysis
Best Cases from the AFIP: Angiomyolipomas in Tuberous Sclerosis
Renal Angiomyolipoma: Radiologic Classification and Imaging Features According to the Amount of Fat
Female genitourinary system
Vascular
Peritoneum, mesentery, and retroperitoneum
Peritoneal and Retroperitoneal Anatomy and Its Relevance for Cross-Sectional Imaging
The subperitoneal space and peritoneal cavity: basic concepts
The Perihepatic Space: Comprehensive Anatomy and CT Features of Pathologic Conditions
Greater and Lesser Omenta: Normal Anatomy and Pathologic Processes
Pancreas: Peritoneal Reflections, Ligamentous Connections, and Pathways of Disease Spread
Primary Peritoneal Tumors: Imaging Features with Pathologic Correlation
Nonvascular Mesenteric Disease: Utility of Multidetector CT with 3D Volume Rendering
Mesenteric panniculitis: Various presentations and treatment regimens
Lymph nodes
Contrast reactions
Safe Use of Contrast Media: What the Radiologist Needs to Know
American College of Radiology: Manual on Contrast Media
Side Effects of Radiographic Contrast Media: Pathogenesis, Risk Factors, and Prevention
Anaphylactoid Reactions to the Nonvascular Administration of Water-Soluble Iodinated Contrast Media
European Society of Urologenital: Radiology Guidelines for Contrast Medium