imaging of GI tract Flashcards
1
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remeinder:
- nasopharynx = skull base to soft palette
- oropharynx = soft palette to hyoid bone
- laryngopharynx = hyoid to cricopharyngeus
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2
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how does contrast benefit MRI imaging of bowel wall
A
help delineate bowel wall
3
Q
what is a MRCP
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magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
- heavily T2 weighted image to show bile in ducts and gall bladder
4
Q
what does cholecystitis look like on CT imaging
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- thick walled gall bladder with inflammatory changes
- gall bladder almost looks enlarged
5
Q
what is a CT pneumocolon/ how is it carried out
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- air pumped into large bowel
- bowel prep used to clear out faeces
- then normal CT scan done
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