GI ROTATIONS:

Rotation 1
Requirement Set #1:

Learn anatomy (any book of your choice), machines, location of supplies and exam routines
All handouts by Dr. Gasparaitis (See Faculty Share: Body Imaging>GI Fluoro>BI Phasic UGI
12-08-09).
Keats. Normal Variants (old ed. 4 is in the GI area shelves): Figs in Chapters 11-13.

All product information (doses, indications, absolute and relative contraindications) for all drugs
and devices used in fluoro (all barium products in the “barium kitchen” e.g, names, w/w and w/v,
glucagon, metaclopramide, etc.)

Requirement #2:

Gelfand book. See Faculty Share: Body Imaging>GI Gelfand

Pages 1-28 are required. The remainder of the book is recommended

Requirement #3:

Use at least one of several sources to learn plain film interpretations:

Option #1: Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology. 3rd Ed. Gore & Levine. Springer 2008. Two
copies of this book are available for sign out with Charlene Sheridan.
Section II: Abdominal Plain Radiographs: Chapters 15, 16, 17 (pages 189-234).

Option #2: Faculty Share Archive: ebooks>Abdominal X-Rays made Easy by James D. Begg.
Entire book. It is 183 pages but mostly images and very fast reading. Even if you use option #1,
its worth skimming the figures.

Rotations 2 & 3 (No specific order)

Requirement #3:
a. Watch a VC being done and interpreted.
b. Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy. A.Dachman, A. Laghi (eds): Chapters 1, 7 & Part II Atlas
(Two copies in GI Fluoro Area. Also in faculty share: Archive>ebooks>Atlas of Virtual
Colonoscopy)

Requirement #4:

Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Gore, Levin, 3rd edition available for sign out from
Charlene Sheridan. Dr. Dachman is also willing to loan his copy.

ESOPHAGUS:
Motility Disorder 323 – 336
Reflux Disease 337 – 358
Esophagitis 359 – 374
Benign Tumors 401 – 416
Carcinoma 417 – 446
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STOMACH / DUODENUM
Peptic Ulcers 529 – 562
Inflammatory Conditions 563 – 592
Benign Tumors 593 – 618
Carcinoma 619 – 644

SMALL BOWEL
Crohn’s Disease 781 – 806
Malabsorption 852 – 844
Tumors 845 – 870
Obstruction 871 – 900

COLON
Diverticular Disease 1019 – 1038
UC + Granulomatous Colitis 1071 – 1108
Polyps and Carcinoma 1121 – 1166
Polyposis Syndromes 1189 – 1201

Requirement #5:
Case studies related to plain film and barium of GI tract in “High Yield Imaging – GI (2011).
Found in Faculty Share Archive: Body Imaging>High Yield Imaging –GI (2011)

Requirement #6:

All relevant GI tract topics in AFIP folders. See Faculty Share Archive: Body Imaging>AFIP GI
& GU

Requirement #7:

CTC Video Case Review. Booklet and USB will be loaned to you by Dr.D.

Suggested Reading and viewing of ppt lectures (Books can be borrowed from GI Fluro
Area. Articles on line or in Faculty Share):

Books:
1. Bronwyn Jones Normal and Abnormal Swallowing
2. Ronald J. Zagoria Requisites in G.U. Radiology

Articles: (Faculty Share>Body Imaging>GI Fluro

Levine MS, Rubesin SE, Laufer I. Pattern approach for disease of mesenteric small bowel on
barium studies. Radiology 2008; 249(2):445-460.
Several others will be emailed to you and are also in a hard copy binder at the GI reading desk.

PPT lectures:
See our Radiology Review Course. Lectures recorded every other year. Faculty Share Archive
Drake Course 20008>Body Imaging (Abdomen & Pelvis)

Ver. April 27, 2016