Abdominal and Pelvic Radiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: The _____ of pancreatitis detected on CT is staged according to the Balthazar criteria.

Answer: severity

Extra: **Balthazar Staging (Grades A-E):** - **A**: Normal pancreas - **B**: Focal or diffuse enlargement - **C**: Peripancreatic inflammation / fat stranding - **D**: Single peripancreatic fluid collection - **E**: Two or more fluid collections or gas bubbles **CT Severity Index (CTSI)** = Balthazar score (0-4 points) + Pancreatic Necrosis score (0-6 points).

Flashcard 12: _____ on double contrast barium study is one of the earliest signs of ulcerative colitis.

Answer: Mucosal granularity

Flashcard 13: Acute _____ may be characterized by striated parenchymal enhancement of the kidney on CT

Answer: pyelonephritis

Flashcard 14: _____ sign is seen in adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder.

Answer: Comet-tail

Flashcard 15: Central _____ scar on computed tomography (CT) scan is seen in oncocytoma of the kidney

Answer: stellate

Flashcard 16: CT scan appearance of _____ sign is a feature of pyogenic hepatic abscesses.

Answer: cluster

Flashcard 17: _____ criteria for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is based on Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) findings.

Answer: Rosemont

Flashcard 18: _____ seen in X ray is a focal area of adynamic ileus close to an intra-abdominal inflammatory process

Answer: Sentinel loop

Flashcard 19: _____ sign (seen in barium meal study) describes the spiral appearance of the distal duodenum and proximal jejunum seen inmidgut volvulus.

Answer: Corkscrew

Flashcard 20: _____ sign describes gaseous distension seen in proximal colon associated with narrowing of the splenic flexure in cases of acute pancreatitis

Answer: Colon cut-off