Clinical Case-Based Review of Abdominal Imaging

Learning Outcomes and Modules

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• develop differential diagnoses for abdominal imaging findings
• recognize the imaging and clinical features that allow for refinement of differential diagnosis, allowing for a more specific diagnosis
• recognize some commonly encountered imaging artifacts in abdominal imaging and describe why they occur and the techniques to avoid them
• outline management decisions affecting a variety of commonly encountered clinical scenarios

Module 1

• Prostate MR—Matthew T. Heller, MD
• Retroperitoneum—Mittul Gulati, MD
• Female Pelvis—Ania Kielar, MD
• Kidney/Collecting System—Daniele Marin, MD
• Scrotal Ultrasound—Matthew T. Heller, MD
• Rapid Fire Cases—Maria A. Manning, MD

Module 2

• MRI of Perianal Fistulas—Ryan O’Malley, MD
• Colon—Neil Hansen, MD
• Liver—Erica B. Stein, MD
• Esophagus and Stomach—Vincent Michael Mellnick, MD
• MR Enterography—Cynthia Santillan, MD
• Rapid Fire Cases—Peter Shou-Cheng Liu, MD

Module 3

• Kidneys—Ania Kielar, MD
• Female Pelvis—Maria A. Manning, MD
• Male Pelvis: Scrotal Masses—Matthew T. Heller, MD
• Retroperitoneal Mass Lesions—Matthew T. Heller, MD
• Ureters, Bladder and Adrenals—Daniele Marin, MD

Module 4

• Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Tract Inflammation and Infection—Vincent Michael Mellnick, MD
• Pancreas: Benign and Pancreatitis—Ryan O’Malley, MD
• Common Malignancies—Erica B. Stein, MD
• LI-RADS Update—Cynthia Santillan, MD
• Bowel Obstruction—Ryan O’Malley, MD

Module 5

• Renal Cases—Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, MD
• Ureter and Bladder—Ania Kielar, MD
• Prostate and Testicles—A.J. Mariano, MD
• Women’s Pelvic Imaging—Darcy Wolfman, MD

Module 6

• Focal Liver Lesions—Cynthia Santillan, MD
• Rectal Cancer Staging—Ryan O’Malley, MD
• Bowel Ischemia—Vincent Michael Mellnick, MD
• Post-operative GI Tract—Erica B. Stein, MD
• Focal Pancreatic Lesions—Ryan O’Malley, MD