Biliary Dyskinesia
Biliary dyskinesia is a functional disorder of the gallbladder. This means that there is no blockage or anatomical problem of the gallbladder. Imaging of the gallbladder is often normal. The…
Abdomen
Misty Mesentery
Misty mesentery is an imaging finding where the mesentery of the small bowel becomes hazy in appearance. Misty mesentery does not tell us a diagnosis but simply is a descriptive…
Mesenteric Panniculitis
Mesenteric panniculitis is most commonly seen on CT scans of the abdomen as inflammation of the mesentery. We can see findings of mesenteric panniculitis both as an incidental finding and…
Gallbladder Polyps
Gallbladder polyps are commonly found on ultrasound studies of the gallbladder. They can be single or multiple in number. They are usually found incidentally on ultrasound studies and are…
MRI Abdomen With And Without Contrast
MRI abdomen with and without contrast is commonly done to evaluate abdominal symptoms or imaging findings found on other imaging tests like CT or ultrasound. The test is more commonly…
Liver Lesions: Causes, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis
Liver lesion is a descriptive term that refers to a non specific abnormality or multiple abnormalities in the liver. This term alone does not give us information about an…
Can A CT Scan Detect Stomach Cancer?
CT scan can not reliably detect all stomach cancer. CT is more commonly used for staging of known gastric cancer. Staging means to see how advanced the cancer is. CT…
Obstructive Bowel Gas Pattern on X-ray
Obstructive bowel gas pattern means the small or large intestine is obstructed. This can be a complete high grade obstruction where nothing gets through or a partial obstruction. Patients often…
Low Ejection Fraction on HIDA and Gallbladder Dysfunction
A HIDA scan (hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan) with calculation of ejection fraction is done to evaluate the function of the gallbladder. In this test, we see how well the…
Can Fat Stranding on CT Mean Cancer?
Fat stranding on CT means that the normally dark uniform fat has patchy brighter densities within. The fat becomes dirty in appearance. Fat stranding on CT can indicate many different…
Does Fat Stranding On CT Mean Infection?
Fat stranding on CT means that the fat which is ordinarily dark and uniform becomes dirty looking with brighter patchy areas. This can happen for many reasons including infection. Fat…
Nuclear Medicine Test For Gallbladder (HIDA Scan)
Nuclear medicine scan for the gallbladder is called a HIDA scan (hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan). The test is most commonly done to look for disease of the gallbladder like…