Radiology

Question 1

What does KUB stand for? What is this?

Answer 1

plane frontal supine radiograph

kidneys, ureter, bladder

Question 2

What can a KUB diagnose?

Answer 2

renal coliculi
air in abdomen
bowel obstruction
gallstones
trauma to the pelvis

Question 3

What is an IV urogram?

Answer 3

you put a bunch of contrast medium stuff in the body & see if there is an obstruction in the ureter or something.

Question 4

When you see the wings of the uterus (broad ligament) what type of colon do you see? Note: it is towards the right side.

Answer 4

ascending colon/cecum

Question 5

When you see the pubic symphysis which bone will be prominent?

Answer 5

ischium.

Question 6

When do you know you are looking at the anal canal instead of the rectum?

Answer 6

when you can see the clitoris or the penis…

Question 7

How do you know if you are looking @ the prostate gland or the bulb of the penis?

Answer 7

if you can see the penis–>you are looking at the bulb of the penis.

Question 8

If you see a tag after the branching of the external & internal iliacs…what is it?

Answer 8

a femoral vessel–>continuation of the external iliac artery.

Question 9

Once the horns turn into the seashell what are we seeing?

Answer 9

Horns: ilium
Seashell:
top: pubis
Middle: femur
Bottom: ischium

Question 10

After the seashell explodes: what do we see?

Answer 10

ischium at the bottom
pubis at the top
femur laterally positioned

Question 11

Once you see the pubic symphysis…what will you still see & what won’t you see?

Answer 11

Will still see: prostate gland

Won’t see: bladder

Question 12

the seminal glands look like the leaves of the apple. In the CT, what is this apple? Where is the prostate gland?

Answer 12

apple: rectum

more inferior is the prostate gland

Question 13

When do you see the obturator externus muscle & know hey, that’s not the obturator internus muscle!

Answer 13

Once the femur & ischium split you know.