Today, I review, link to, and embed A Basic Search Pattern for Reading CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis from Radiology Education by Joseph W. Owen, MD.
All that follows is from the above resource.
May 1, 2023Audience: Medical students and residents
Learning Objectives: At the end of this video you should be review a CT of the abdomen and pelvis in a specific order to develop a systematic search.
In this video I take the viewer through my standard systematic search of the abdomen and pelvis. This search pattern may vary slightly based on the expected pathology, but overall I never change the order in which I review the study. This helps prevent “satisfaction of search” and increases the sensitivity for detection of unexpected pathology. Develop your search pattern so that you thoroughly review each organ system within the field of view.
