Rethinking Anatomy: How Radiology Can Revitalize Medical School Anatomy Courses

A third-year medical student on an internal-medicine rotation is sent to the emergency department to see a new patient admitted for abdominal pain. On her way, she starts to develop her differential diagnosis, works through the questions she will ask, and considers how she can effectively present the patient to her team on rounds. As part of her presentation, she suggests that the team order an abdominal CT with contrast.