Class Notes for MIRA3006 at Curtin University

Tumours: Renal cell carcinoma: most common and it occurs mainly in the renal cortex. It has multiple subtypes. Hypovascular carcinoma, less vascularity and contrast uptake CT and US used to determine the stage of RCC CT ...

Infections Nephritis (glomerulonephritis) Involves glomeruli (renal parenchyma) Can occur after an acute upper respiratory or middle ear infection with certain streptococci In IVU kidney may appear normal in acute infec...

Urinary system Functions of kidney - Removes wastes (urea, uric acid creatinine, ammonia) - Maintains homeostasis (electrolyte, fluid and acid base balance) - Excretory organ (filters blood and produces urine) ...

Spleen On non-enhanced CT scans, the parenchyma of the spleen is homogeneous with CT densities of 40/60 HU. During the first 45s after IV contrast injection, the spleen shows an inhomogeneous, sometimes striped, contrast...

Mesenteric fibromatosis Measures between 510cm in diameter, but they may be as large as 30cm; the mass is typically well circumscribed Tumours may also arise from the sigmoid mesentery, omentum or peritoneal ligaments. C...

Inflammation Acute pancreatitis: inflammatory process in which protein and lipid digesting enzymes become activated within the pancreas and begin to digest the organ itself. Necrotic process may extend to blood vessels ca...

Week 4: Pancreas, peritoneum, mesentery and omentum Neoplastic disease Ductal Adenocarcinoma 70 of these patients have obstructive jaundice as a result of common bile duct obstruction Tumours in the head of the pancreas ...

Tumours Usually the majority of cancers starts from preexisting polyps that tend to be: Sessile lesions Irregular surface Large (>2cm) Retraction or indentation Colorectal adenocarcinoma Most common GI malignancy App...

Week 2: Intestines Small intestines: what to look for 1. Obstruction series 2. Normal gas pattern 3. Abnormal gas pattern 4. Clinical cases 5. Extraluminal air 6. Soft tissue masses 7. Calcification Congenital Abnormalitie...

Neoplastic diseases Oesophageal leiomyoma: neoplasms of mature smooth muscle cells and are the most common benign esophageal neoplasm Sometimes seen as mediastinal mass in CXR At barium examination, leiomyomas exhibit th...

Fuctional abnormalities Achalasia: disease that prevents relaxation of the sphincter and an absence of contraction or peristalsis of oesophagus Bird beak sign Symptoms: dysphagia, chest pain, regurgitation of food and liq...

Week 1: Oesophagus Oesophagus: ~25cm long muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. Extends from the lower border of cricoid cartilage to the cardiac orifice of the stomach Dived in 3 parts: Cervical Thorac...

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