Cross sectional and imaging anatomy of the abdomen

This video deals with the anatomy of abdominal viscera and walls as they appear in transverse anatomical sections and axial CT sections. The video begins with a transverse anatomical section at the level of the T8 vertebra and continues down to the level of the L5 vertebra. There is a special emphasis on sections at the level of T10, T12, L1, L3, & L4.
00:04 Introduction
01:00 Section at the level of T8 vertebra
4:05 T10
8:30 T11/T12
12:45 T12
15:38 T12/L1
30:19 L1
32:29 L1/L2
36:25 L2/L3
39:35 L3
44:01 L4
The anatomical sections are arranged to match CT & MRI sections to provide a better understanding of the imaging anatomy of the abdomen. The arrangement of abdominal structures is followed in (22) serial transverse sections of the abdomen and compared to 5 representative axial CT sections at different levels.
The anatomical sections are selected from the Visible Human Project. For more information about this project refer to: www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visib...
Five short video clips are inserted where necessary to explain the 3-D relations necessary to understand the 2-D sections.
Presented and edited by Dr. Akram Jaffar (Ph.D.). Plastic model clips filmed by Parwiz Akbari (medical student). Filmed at the College of Medicine/ University of Sharjah, UAE. 2012.
This video and its channel are supported by the "Human Anatomy Education" page on Facebook / anatomyeducation
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After completion of this video session, it is expected that you will be able to identify the approximate vertebral levels of transverse sections from T8-L5 vertebrae. The following structures are identified in transverse anatomical sections or CT axial sections:
Vessels:
Inferior vena cava (IVC), aorta, esophagus, azygos vein, hepatic vein, portal vein, hepatic artery, splenic artery, splenic vein, celiac trunk, renal vein, superior mesenteric artery, superior mesenteric vein, common iliac artery, basivertebral vein.
Viscera:
Lungs, liver, spleen, gastroesophageal junction, fissure for ligamentum venosum, gallbladder, caudate lobe, porta hepatis, common hepatic duct, cystic duct; pancreas: head, neck, uncinate process, body, and tail; spleen, hepatic flexure, splenic flexure, kidney; duodenum: first, second, and third part; stomach, pyloric antrum, pyloric canal, pyloric sphincter, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, cecum, jejunum, ileum, plicae circularis, rugae, umbilicus.
Musculoskeletal structure:
Costal origin of the diaphragm, crura of the diaphragm, rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, linea alba, serratus anterior, rectus sheath, latissimus dorsi, trapezius, erector spinae, posas major, quadrates lumborum, pectoralis major, thoracolumbar fascia, ilacus, gluteus medius, spinal cord, cauda equine, filum terminale, costovertebral joint, costotransverse joint, ribs, costal cartilages, intervertebral disc, sternum, iliac crest.
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As a medical student I can say this is one of the best made videos on medical imaging I´ve seen. Very helpful. Well worth a watch or two.

[@taralhafiz]

TO be honest, this is thebest teaching material ever produced to clarify understanding of CT scanning. Thank you very much and God bless you.

[@ILLPERSONIFIED]

I'm not a Doctor, student or Radiologist, but this helped me understand ( To a certain extent ) my own CT scan, thanks a lot for posting such useful information.

[@drhemlatadoke9704]

I am a surgeon from airoli navi mumbai in India . I wd like to congratulate you for an excellent presentation . I am thankful and grateful to you for sharing this info ..It has really helped me conceptualise and read CT and MRI images . Thank you and God bless you

[@akram.jaffar]

+dr hemlata doke Thank you and best wishes.

[@sarahalsufi1581]

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[@timtimnanasan7101]

4 years later still benefiting from this video. Sincerely, Thank you !

[@susankato270]

This is one of the most helpful cross-section anatomy videos I've come across and I can't thank you enough for sharing! I am currently prepping for the CT registry and before I stumbled across your videos, I was feeling very nervous about the test and now I know I'll be okay. Thank you again!

[@akram.jaffar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adamM12321]

I really appreciate this and how everything is executed. I'm studying MRI in the fall and I suspect these videos will be invaluable.

[@akram.jaffar]

Best wishes.

[@74pinki]

The best demonstration of anatomy of abdomen COMPERATIVE DEMONSTRATES OF CAT SCAN AND MRI

[@akram.jaffar]

So nice of you, Thanks!

[@rodneyhu]

Feel like i learn more from his videos than i do in class LOL. Thanks for making it easy to understand

[@akram.jaffar]

Best wishes

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[@bipinsebastian1705]

Sir, thank you for making this wonderful video.. Really helpful for aspiring radiologists and Radiologic Technologists !!

[@ashrarurrahmanmitul]

Absolutely stunning demonstration of human anatomy. Congratulations Dr. Akram for your efforts; I'm in fact relearning anatomy.

[@akram.jaffar]

+Ashrarur Rahman Mitul Thank you for the compliments!

[@mohamedfadli6388]

Thank you a lot Dr akram, one of the most instructive vidéo imaging learning i have seeing

[@akram.jaffar]

So nice of you

[@sapphire12340]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ! THIS HELP ME OUT SO MUCH FOR MY CROSS SECTIONAL CLASS.

[@rachelotalor6387]

2:27am ⏰ , I feel like watching the video all over again. I enjoyed your teaching. Thank you ☺️

[@akram.jaffar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thank You, Sir! You are saving my sanity!!!! Wish You were my teacher!

[@EdwinTyler]

Thank you for making such a great teaching video!! Best in youtube for CT anatomy.

[@ggggbabybabybaby]

Fantastic video, excellent for a medical student trying to get a basic idea of the normal anatomy for correlation with radiology!! Thank you so much : )

[@jhyaaple]

Can't thank you enough for the wonderful videos you have created, it's so much easier to learn and remember the anatomical details and correlating it visually with Radiological approach is more easier, thank you very much sir, and your whole team

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How I envy modern medical students who have the benefit of such superb anatomic learning tools. They will never know the countless hours spent learning the details of human anatomy that are so much better and more efficiently displayed now.

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Thank you for taking the time out to make these helpful study tools : )

[@fasil2295]

A big Thanks from India❤

[@akram.jaffar]

You're welcome!

[@yasser80abuzain1]

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[@akram.jaffar]

Thank you. All the best wishes!

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Many thanks from Singaporean medical students!

[@jefjiang2042]

nice work, you did a so amazing dual-explain effort, much help from you, thanks a lot

[@qaiserktk1]

One of the ever Best Video about demonstrating CT abdomen... HIGHLY recommended.. Would be more awesome if Pelvic anatomy was too demostrated... I reckon you are one of the best Anatomist... proud of you. respect from Pakistan

[@akram.jaffar]

I have plans to cover the male and female pelvic anatomy. Thank you for encouraging me to do so.

[@geojor]

you're a super medical teacher, thank you...

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thank you very much sir.for making things very easy to understand

[@TheToshme]

Really very nice resource I hope it help me for my cross sectional anatomy for next summer Thank you so much for metrication prevention !

[@angelabecker2112]

This is just so well explained. Thank you!

[@akram.jaffar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jltang4017]

Very pratical video from anatomy to CT imaging.

[@akram.jaffar]

+JL Tang best wishes

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What a presentation.... best presentation ever seen... may Allah bless you

[@akram.jaffar]

+Ali Hossain Thanks!

[@joanieaumann8538]

So helpful! Your a wonderful teacher thank you!

[@akram.jaffar]

There is enough evidence to show that it is the level of L3 like for example the presence of the right crus of the diaphragm and absence of the left crus, the presence of the third (horizontal) part of the duodenum etc.. However, lumbar vertebrae are quite thick (about 3cm) in addition to the intervertebral discs, thus the levels are not that sharp. Thank you for your comment.

[@farhananaz4447]

jazakAllah,very intresting and helpful

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[@Mao9807]

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FANTASTIC. Thank you!

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Thank you for this incredible educational video

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This is a Useful video I currently watched it now. It helped me a lot in my CT-SCAN subject Ang Hopefully i can passed the PRACTICAL EXAMINATION with 20 stations, and each of it contains 5 different structures that i need to identify. God bless me ❤

[@akram.jaffar]

Good Luck!

[@Thubthimkrobz]

You can clearly describe the anatomy and thanks you so much

[@madrid7ali]

perfect anatomy teaching !!!! wish you the best DR Akram

[@akram.jaffar]

Thank you Ali. All the best for you too.

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Excellent video!

[@akram.jaffar]

+jason marchione thanks

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amazing as always

[@akram.jaffar]

Thank you!

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[@akram.jaffar]

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Many Thanks. Couldn't have been any better...Jazak Allah...

[@akram.jaffar]

+ARSHAD HAYAT good luck!

[@GirlOverSkies]

ليتني بس عارفه عن الفيديو قبل فترة لأنه جدا جدا مفيد وفهمت فيه أشياء كنت مستصعبتها قبل :( شكرا يا دكتور ، اشتراك +

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[@akram.jaffar]

Thanks! you are welcome

[@Roboticdock]

Totally absorbed in it!

[@mgmartin51]

Seeing the body in cross section like this was eye opening even for an old doctor like me.

[@Mimi_hell0]

you are too good sir, thank you

[@TheRenerod]

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[@rsingh3235]

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[@jacquelinegabone782]

6 years later am here, and im just grateful for your DR, thank you asking for pelvis cross sections if available already thank you and bless

[@akram.jaffar]

Thank you! I have this project in mind and have the anatomical sections for both male and female bodies but not radiographs.

[@serinscor1]

First class work.

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[@JIMJAMSC]

There ya go your 1000th like.... I have a mri of the abdomen in 2 days and as with other scans like to learn just enough to scare myself.

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great video please upload more

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Thank you very much!

[@akram.jaffar]

You're welcome!

[@HrPedrosak]

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!

[@akram.jaffar]

Glad you liked it!

[@HrPedrosak]

@@akram.jaffar Seriously. It made everything fall into place for me in imaging. Can you do a coronal section?

[@akram.jaffar]

Coronal sections Coronal section 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpq2dZWLpZyEmKc Coronal section 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6Cmqniqecalrpo Coronal section 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4S3g3p_h92Jhdk Coronal section 4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqqTf2uQgJpllZo sagittal sections kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH2UhH-ZrbeqeNE

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Excellent!!!!

[@akram.jaffar]

Many thanks!

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Thanks for the explanation

[@akram.jaffar]

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Brilliant job 👍

[@akram.jaffar]

Thank you! Cheers!

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This is mesmerising video NYC work Sir Allah bless u 🎉🎉

[@akram.jaffar]

+Angel Libra thank you

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That was fascinating

[@akram.jaffar]

Thanks!

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thank you so much

[@akram.jaffar]

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Subbed. Nicely explained :)

[@akram.jaffar]

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Thanx Dr , amazing job

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Impressive.....

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Thanks for sharing

[@akram.jaffar]

My pleasure

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Really great .Thank you so much for this very informative and clear explanation.Yet i am really astonished from the 45 thumb down persons !!! What do they need more clear and wide explanation better than this ? They are either ignorants or jealous .

[@akram.jaffar]

So nice of you

[@Safestreet]

Very helpful :)

[@akram.jaffar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@elainealmeida4983]

Dr. Akram Jaffar, your two videos of cross sectional and imaging anatomy are amazing! I've learned a lot from them. I was wondering if you have videos of cross sectional and imaging anatomy of the pelvis? Or Head & Neck? Thanks again

[@akram.jaffar]

I am planning to do so. Subscribe to the channel and stay tuned.

[@muhammadfouji406]

THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR....

[@akram.jaffar]

You are welcome!

[@Mehdi-yi2xd]

Amazing, Amazing and amazing again. Please continue cause you convert sectional anatomy to a piece of cake for me and surely for many others. I am still confused that how we can have all those structures at the left side of the reverse. Can you explain it more in the comments? Its an axial section but I tried to look at it from the top view of the reverse and cannot understand why is that for? why we have the images in those forms?

[@akram.jaffar]

When you look at CT or MRI axial images, you're viewing them as if you're looking up from the patient's feet towards their head. Therefore, the right side of the image corresponds to the patient's left side, and the left side of the image corresponds to the patient's right side. The tradition for this orientation has its roots in older imaging modalities, like plain film radiography, where chest X-rays, for example, were placed on lightboxes to simulate the patient standing in front of you. This way of viewing images became standardized in radiology and was subsequently adopted for cross-sectional imaging such as CT and MRI. For clinicians outside of radiology, this might be counterintuitive initially. It's important to always pay attention to any labels on the image that indicate "right" or "left" to avoid confusion when interpreting the scans.

[@someone-yj2im]

This was amazingly explained, thank you so much!! I was just wondering isn't esophagus usually flat in cross section why isn't it in these scans?

[@akram.jaffar]

Good question! Check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV7LmYSEjbaUrbc to see how such cadaver was specially prepared. Please note that the video refers to the female cadaver and not to the cadaver used in imaging video which belongs to Joseph Paul Jernigan who donated his body after execution.

[@dr.md.shalahuddin2185]

Excellent video. Cordial thanks sir. I would request you to cover other parts of the body like pelvis, Head, Neck & limbs.

[@akram.jaffar]

+Dr. Md. Shalah Uddin will be done. Thank you.