Plain abdominal radiography in acute abdominal pain; past, present, and future
Sarah L Gans,1 Jaap Stoker,2 Marja A Boermeester11Department of Surgery, 2Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAbstract: Several studies have demonstrated that a diagnosis based solely on a ...
Gans SL, Stoker J, Boermeester MA
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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
Julia W. Y. Tang +6 more
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Abdominal radiography in small animals
Increasingly widespread use of ultrasonography has led to a decline in the use of abdominal radiography in small animal practice; however, radiography remains an efficient and useful technique for examining a patient's abdomen.
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Diagnostic value of abdominal radiography in constipated children - A systematic review [PDF]
Background: Constipation is a common problem in children. Diagnosis is based on clinical features. In case of doubt about the presence of constipation, the existence of fecal retention can be evaluated on plain abdominal radiography.
Reuchlin-Vroklage, Lieke M. +7 more
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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
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Duodenal atresia is an emergency congenital abnormality and the most common cause of proximal bowel obstruction in neonates, where the duodenum has not developed properly in embryogenesis with a blind end that cannot be seen through gastric contents. The
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Perforated Acute Appendicitis Presenting as Pneumoperitoneum in a Preterm Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Acute appendicitis is rare in the neonatal population, and delayed diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Pneumoperitoneum is infrequently identified on plain radiography in cases of neonatal appendicitis, which can result in ...
Ghadia A. AlAbidi +3 more
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Entrance skin dose (ESD) and bucky table induced backscattered dose (BTI-BSD) in abdominal radiography with nanoDot optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter (OSLD) [PDF]
In radiography, inconsistencies in patients' measured entrance skin dose (ESD) exist. There is no published research on the bucky table induced backscattered radiation dose (BTI-BSD).
Roslan, Nurul Shuhada +2 more
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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.
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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
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