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An updated version of this course will replace this one on Oct. 29, 2026. Nothing changes for you. You can keep working on this course as usual, and you'll earn CME credit whether you finish before or after that date. If you have questions, see our FAQ.

Image-Guided Abscess Drainage

Content Reviewed: September 7, 2021

Mastery Series
Preview Course

2.25 CME

27 DICOM Case Files

27 Videos

2 hr. 15 min. of video

Course Description

When we think of Interventional Radiology, we think of vascular procedures and non-vascular procedures. In the non-vascular realm, the first thing that comes to mind is abscess drainage. This course will help the learner understand the causes, indication, contraindications, and procedural steps associated with image-guided abscess drainage.

This course will help the learner understand the causes, indication, contraindications, and procedural steps associated with image-guided abscess drainage.

Faculty

Mikhail CSS Higgins, MD, MPH

Director, Radiology Medical Student Clerkships; Director, ESIR

Boston University Medical Center

Intro & Learning Objectives – Imaging Mastery Series: Image-Guided Abscess Drainage in Interventional Radiology

2 m

Abscess Recognition

9 m

Learning Case: Left Flank Pain in a Woman with Hepatitis C

2 m

Learning Case: Unexplained Abdominal Pain in a Man with Grave’s Disease

4 m

Abscess Variations

16 m

Abscess Variation Considerations

4 m

Indications & Contraindications

10 m

Learning Case: Suspicious Abdominal Mass

6 m

Learning Case: Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Cancer

4 m

Learning Case : Weakness and Dysuria

4 m

Route Planning

2 m

Ultrasound

3 m

CT

1 m

Fluoroscopy

2 m

Trocar Technique

5 m

Seldinger Technique

6 m

Needle Aspiration and Catheterization

8 m

Example of Image Guided Abscess Drainage

13 m

Complications

5 m

Learning Case: A Persistent Collection after Drainage

7 m

Learning Case: Wedge-Shaped Renal Hypodensity

4 m

Alternate Access for Pelvis Abscesses

2 m

Transvaginal Approach to Deep Collections

5 m

Transrectal Approach to Deep Collections

3 m

Transgluteal Approach to Deep Collections

3 m

Learning Case: A Man with Dysuria and Urinary Retention

3 m

Learning Case: Abdominal Pain

4 m

Course Evaluation

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