Track 8: Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging

Sub-Tracks in Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging

• Advanced Abdominal and Pelvic Ultrasound Techniques

• CT Imaging for Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pathologies

• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic MRI

• Gastrointestinal Imaging and Functional Assessment

• Female Pelvic Imaging and Gynecologic Pathology

• Male Pelvic Imaging including Multiparametric Prostate MRI

• Vascular and Interventional Abdominal Radiology

• Oncologic Imaging of Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies

• Pediatric Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging

• Emerging Technologies: Diffusion/Perfusion MRI and Dual-Energy CT

Overview

Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging encompasses a range of diagnostic imaging modalities, including Ultrasound, CT, MRI, X-ray, and Nuclear Medicine, used to evaluate the structures and organs within the abdominal and pelvic cavities. These examinations are fundamental to the assessment of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bowel, bladder, reproductive organs, lymphatics, and major vascular systems.

This imaging specialty provides essential diagnostic information that supports effective patient management across emergency care, oncology, surgery, gastroenterology, urology, and women’s health.

Significance of Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging

1. Accurate and Timely Diagnosis

Facilitates early identification of conditions such as appendicitis, biliary disease, pancreatitis, urinary tract pathology, gynecologic disorders, and malignancies, enabling optimal therapeutic outcomes.

2. Informed Clinical and Surgical Decision-Making

Imaging findings guide treatment planning, whether medical management, interventional radiology, or operative care, ensuring evidence-based and patient-specific strategies.

3. Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Procedures

Supports biopsies, drainages, ablations, vascular access, and targeted therapeutic interventions, reducing morbidity, hospital stay, and recovery time.

4. Critical Role in Emergency and Trauma Care

Provides rapid assessment of abdominal pain, hemorrhage, obstruction, perforation, trauma, and infectious processes, contributing to life-saving diagnostic precision.

5. Monitoring and Follow-Up

Essential in evaluating disease progression, treatment response, and post-operative outcomes in chronic liver disease, malignancy, inflammatory diseases, and metabolic conditions.