To help better prepare PGY2s for the beginning of the body CT rotation, the following resources are suggested with comments as below.
- Introduction to Radiology: Computed Tomography
Yale Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Some of this video may be very basic.
Suggested most useful section 5:19 – 9:27. Earlier sections cover historical aspects and orientation.
- Normal CT abdomen anatomy
Yale Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
The entire video is a useful review of normal CT anatomy, by scrolling through images.
- Introduction to CT abdomen and pelvis: Anatomy and approach
Navigating Radiology
The video is longer and there is some overlap with the previous video on anatomy, but this video includes pathologic findings as well and goes through an approach to interpret at the end. This video includes scrolling through images.
The section on a suggested approach to an acute abdomen CT is at 56:00-1:05:31.
- Normal Abdominal & Pelvic CT Anatomy: Algorithm
Lecture Medical
A video describing an approach and review of normal anatomy and phases of study. There is significant overlap but shows another radiologist’s systematic approach, using slides rather than a scroll through approach.
- Introduction to Abdominal CT
Learnabdominal.com
This video begins with a consideration of complimentary modalities and considerations for referring providers but may be useful to review to recap on which abdominal pathologies are better evaluated with which modalities. The video goes on to discuss different types of contrast, phases and protocols. This is followed by a suggested search pattern with review of anatomy. Includes scroll through of images and reference to radiopedia annotations.