Expert Differential Diagnoses will guide radiologists toward logical, on-target differential diagnoses based on key imaging findings and clinical information.
Abdomen presents the most useful differential diagnoses for each region of the abdomen, grouped according to:
- specific anatomic location
- generic imaging findings
- modality-specific findings
- or clinically-based indication
Each differential diagnosis includes:
- at least eight clear, sharp, succinctly annotated images
- a list of diagnostic possibilities sorted as common, less common, and rare but important
- brief, bulleted text offering helpful diagnostic clues
The companion online Amirsys e-Book Advantage provides additional annotated images.
Contents
Peritoneum and Mesentery
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Mesenteric or Omental Mass (Solid)
- Mesenteric or Omental Mass (Cystic)
- Fat-Contianing Lesion, Perioneal Cavity
- Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy
- Abdominal Calcifications
- Pneumoperitoneum
- Hemoperitoneum
- Misty (Infiltrated) Mesentery
Modality-Specific Imaging Findings
- High Attenuation (Hyperdense) Ascites
Abdominal Wall
Abdominally Based Differentials
- Abdominal Wall Mass
- Mass in Iliopsoas Compartment
- Groin Mass
- Elevated or Deformed Hemidiaphragm
- Defect in Abdominal Wall (Hernia)
Esophagus
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Intraluminal Mass, Esophagus
- Extrinsic Mass, Esophagus
- Lesion at Pharyngo-Esophageal Junction
- Esophageal ulceration
- Mucosal Nodularity, Esophagus
- Esophageal Strictures
- Dilated Esophagus
- Esophageal Outpouchings (Diverticula)
- Esophageal Dysmotility
Clinically Based Differentials
Stomach
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Gastric Mass Lesions
- Intramural Mass, Stomach
- Target or "Bull's Eye" Lesions, Stomach
- Gastric Ulceration (without Mass)
- Intrathoracic Stomach
- Thickened Gastric Folds
- Gastric Antral Narrowing
- Gastric Dilation or Outlet Obstruction
- Linitis Plastica, Limited Distensibility
Clinically Based Differentials
- Epigastric Pain
- Left Upper Quadrant Mass
Duodenum
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Duodenal Intramural or Extrinsic Mass
- Dilated Duodenum
- Thickened Duodenal Folds
- Duodenal Filling Defects
Small Intestine
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Multiple Masses or Filling Defects, Small Bowel
- Cluster of Dilated Small Bowel
- Aneurysmal Dilation of Small Bowel Lumen
- Stenosis, Terminal Ileum
- Irregular Diffuse Small Bowel Fold Thickening
- Segmental or Diffuse Small Bowel Wall Thickening
- Pneumatosis of Small Intestine or Colon
Clinically Based Differentials
- Occult GI Bleeding
- Small Bowel Obstruction
Colon
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Solitary Colonic Filling Defect
- Multiple Colonic Filling Defects
- Mass or Inflammation of Ileocecal Area
- Colonic Ileus or Dilation
- Colonic Fistula
- Segmental Colonic Narrowing
- Colonic Thumbprinting
- Colonic Submucosal Wall Thickening
- Smooth Ahaustral Colon
Clinically Based Differentials
- Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Acute Left Lower Quadrant Plan
Spleen
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Splenomegaly
- Multiple Splenic Calcifications
- Solid Splenic Mass or Masses
- Cystic Splenic Mass
Modality-Specific Imaging Findings
- Diffuse Increased Attenuation, Spleen
Liver
Generic Imaging Patterns
- Liver Mass with Central or Eccentric Scar
- Focal Liver Lesion with Hemorrhage
- Liver "Mass" with Capsular Retraction
- Fat-Containing Liver Mass
- Cystic Hepatic Mass
- Focal Hypervascular Liver Lesion
- Mosaic or Pathc Hepatogram
- Hepatic Calcifications
- Liver Lesions Containing Gas
- Portal Venous Gas
- Widened Hepatic Fissures
- Dysmorphic Liver with Abnormal Bile Ducts
- Focal Hyperfusion Abnormality (THAD or THID)
Modality-Specific Imaging Findings
Gallbladder
Bilary Tract
Pancreas
Retroperitoneum
Adrenal
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Scrotum
Prostate
Index
Also available:
Expert Differential Diagnosis: Obstetrics (Woodward)
Expert Differential Diagnosis: Brain and Spine (Osborn)
Expert Differential Diagnosis: Musculoskeletal (Manaster)
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