The soft tissue anatomy of the calf consists of muscles, arteries, and veins. This article correlates examples of various imaging methods with drawn illustrations to demonstrate the anatomy and various pathologic conditions that may cause acute calf enlargement, which can conveniently be cla
Tuboovarian abscess (TOA) is the end stage of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).The symptoms and signs of TOA are similar to those of PID and include pelvic pain and fever, but these nonspecific features make the diagnosis of TOA difficult. The clinical diagnosis can be confirmed by tr
The diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia is often difficult to make, in view of the nonspecific clinical symptoms and imaging findings that frequently overlap with those of other causes of intestinal pathology. However, certain unambiguous findings on plain radiographs, CT, ultrasound, and angio
