Metabolic/Endocrine/Reproductive Domain

Radiology Content List

Metabolic/Endocrine

Evaluation of selected endocrine neoplasms:

1. Thyroid
2. Adrenal
3. Pituitary

Reproductive

Sonography of the gravid uterus and fetus- Prenatal Screening

1. General survey: Number of embryos or fetuses, placenta evaluation, amniotic fluid volume measurement.
2. Fetal evaluation: Major and most common anomalies:

1. Neural tube closure and defects- meningocele, myleomeningocele, Chiari II malformations and anencephaly.
2. Brain anomalies, including hydrocephalus
3. Urinary tract anomalies, including hydronephrosis, renal agenesis and  polycystic kidney disease.
4. Abdominal wall defects, including omphalocele and gastroschisis.

Breast Cancer Screening

Mammography

1. Epidemiology of cancer detection
2. Characteristic mammographic and sonographic findings in malignant lesions- significance of calcifications
3. Characteristic mammographic and sonographic findings in benign lesions- significance breast cysts

Follow to Study Guide

Revised 19 January '01

by Gerald R. Aben, M.D.