title: Self-assessment exercises in Emergency Radiology I -- abdominal trauma.
abstract: This is the first of three self-assessment articles which aim to further readers' understanding of diagnostic imaging and its integral role in the management of patients with emergency conditions, through a series of case studies.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*