Appendicitis
Acute Appendicitis
Abdominal axial CT image showing dilatation of the appendix (arrow). [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Acute Diverticulitis
Abdominal axial CT images showing an abscess (arrow) adjacent to the sigmoid colon (left image) and thickened sigmoid colon wall. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Polycystic Liver
Abdominal axial CT scan showing numerous cysts within the liver parenchyma. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Liver US
The US is of a liver. The hypoechoic areas represent the biliary system, whereas the hyperechoic regions are suggestive of steatohepatosis (fatty liver). The sharply delineated hyperechoic margin of the liver represents the diaphragm. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Liver metastases
Liver metastases from breast cancer
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Abdominal axial CT showing a large, well-circumscribed HCC within the liver parenchyma of a patient with chronic hepatitis C infection.
Hepatic Metastases
Abdominal axial CT showing numerous well-circumscribed metastases in a patient with primary adenocarcinoma of the breast. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Gallbladder US
In the US image presented here, the hypoechoic region, superior and to the left, represents the liver, while the markedly hypoechoic region, central and to the right, represents the gallbladder. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Gallbladder CT
The purpose of this CT is to illustrate where to localize the gallbladder.
Note the liver at the 9 o’clock position with the gallbladder at the 10 o’clock position.
Dilated Bile Duct
Transabdominal ultrasound showing dilated bile duct. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
