Abdominal Imaging Flashcards
Which structures are ultrsound scanners good and not good for?
Good for solid organs, biliary tree, urinary tract, free fluid
Can’t penetrate gas filled structures
What view is an abdominal CT of the patient?
axial
Where does the oesophagus lie in a CT scan?
Lies posterior to TRACHEA and GREAT VESSELS at thoracic inlet
Where is the gall bladder in relation to the liver?
lies inferior to segment 5 of the liver
What Forms a C-shape around the PANCREATIC HEAD?
duodenum
Where is the ampulla of vater in the duodenum?
on MEDIAL WALL of 2nd PART
What does the pancreatic duct join with to drain into the ampulla of vater?
common bile duct
What forms the stomach’s right border, and is suspended on lesser omentum?
lesser curve
What forms the stomach’s left border, and the greater omentum is suspended from it?
greater curve
What is the small bowel’s arterial supply?
branches of SMA
What exhibits haustra?
colon
Which flexure lies lower the hepatic or splenic flexure?
hepatic
What muscle is the external anal sphincter a part of?
levator ani muscle
