Plain abdominal radiography in acute abdominal pain; past, present, and future
Several studies have demonstrated that a diagnosis based solely on a patient's medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests is not reliable enough, despite the fact that these aspects are essential parts of the workup of a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain.
Sarah L Gans, Jaap Stoker
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Abdominal radiography in woman with unrecognised pregnancy. [PDF]
A 23-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for severe abdominal pain and vomiting over the last 12 hours. She reported that she was on the second day of her menstrual period and was taking oral contraceptives. The patient was suffering and upset.
De Nardo MC +3 more
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Bowel Dilatation on Initial Plane Abdominal Radiography May Help to Assess the Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants. [PDF]
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency associated with prematurity. Timely diagnosis and adequate treatment are crucial to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the affected infants. The
Zvizdic Z +6 more
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Is the 28-Day Rule Safe for Use in Abdominal Radiography? [PDF]
Introduction: The 28-day rule is utilized as a precautionary measure for irradiating the fetus at an early stage of conception for abdominal and pelvic radiography. There is a probability of the women being pregnant if the 28-day rule is applied for this examination and thus irradiating the conceptus.
Moey, Soo-Foon +2 more
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Thoracic radiography and abdominal ultrasonography are part of standard diagnostic investigations in cases of canine immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA). However, the clinical importance of thoracic and abdominal imaging towards the management of canine
Mayank Seth, FERRÁN Valls Sanchez
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Accuracy of Plain Digital Radiography for the Detection of Gastrointestinal Masses in Dogs and Cats. [PDF]
Abdominal radiography is commonly used as an initial diagnostic tool in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal (GI) signs. Historically, abdominal radiographs were considered unreliable for detecting GI masses, with detection rates below 50%. The purpose of
Cortez K +5 more
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Carboxymethylcellulose and psyllium effects in sand output of horses with asymptomatic sand accumulation [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Psyllium (PSY) and Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) administration on fecal elimination of sand in horses with asymptomatic sand accumulations.
J.M. Alonso +13 more
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Inguinal hernia detected using radiography
There are various clinical presentations of inguinal hernia. Computed tomography is a well‐known tool to help diagnose inguinal hernia; however, radiographs are rarely reported to be useful in this aspect.
Yoshito Takashima +2 more
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Digital Luminescence Radiography and Conventional Radiography in Abdominal Contrast Examinations [PDF]
In 326 patients abdominal contrast radiographs were compared to digital luminescence radiographs (DLR) and conventional screen-film system ones. The digital exposure dose was 50% of the conventional. In DLR, 2 different types of postprocessed images were obtained from each data set. A display with low spatial frequency enhancement filtered to look like
B, Krug +5 more
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Atypical Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in atypical Kawasaki disease (KD) is rare. A boy aged 2 years and 6 months presented with a 7-day history of fever, coffee-ground vomit, and abdominal pain.
Mao-Meng Tiao +3 more
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