Appendicitis | Interesting Radiology Cases

In this fast-paced case review, vRad Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Benjamin W. Strong, utilizes cinematic and still imagery to explore the findings and diagnosis of some of his favorite cases complied from vRad’s extensive teaching library.

Become familiar with appendiceal pathologies causing acute patient presentations. Identify appendiceal CT findings useful in the diagnosis and management of acute illness. Recognize imaging pitfalls that can result in missed/misinterpreted CT findings of acute illness.

Diagnoses: Lipoma with intussusception and “appendicitis”, Meckel diverticulum, Severe appendicitis, Appendicitis with abscess and SBO, Appendicitis with colitis, Appendicitis with septic portal venous thrombosis, Crohn disease with postoperative cutaneous fistula, Appendiceal mucocele with carcinomatosis and hemorrhage

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About the Speaker
Benjamin W. Strong, MD is Chief Medical Officer at vRad. Dr. Strong earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson; completed his residency in internal medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire; and completed both a radiology residency and a fellowship in Musculoskeletal MRI at the University of Arizona, Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson. Dr. Strong is licensed to practice in all 50 U.S. states and holds credentials in a number of foreign countries.

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That was a great session, but the last case represents Appendiceal Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm (MCN)