title: Abdominal radiograph pearls and pitfalls for the emergency department radiologist: a pictorial review.
abstract: Abdominal plain films are often the first imaging examination performed on a patient with abdominal pain in the emergency department. Radiograph findings can help guide clinical management and the need for advanced imaging. A pictorial review of a range of abdominal radiograph findings is presented, including bowel gas patterns, abdominal organ evaluation, pathologic gas, calcifications, implanted devices, and foreign bodies.
authors: Department of Radiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor Imaging, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. jerryloo@usc.edu.|Department of Radiology, LAC-USC Medical Center, 1200 N. State Street, D&T 3D321, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. jerryloo@usc.edu.|Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 757 Westwood Plaza, Ste 1638, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. jerryloo@usc.edu.
authors: Jerry T
authors: JT
authors: Loo
authors: Department of Radiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor Imaging, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
authors: Vinay
authors: V
authors: Duddalwar
authors: Department of Radiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor Imaging, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
authors: Frank K
authors: FK
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Radiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor Imaging, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
authors: Tapas
authors: T
authors: Tejura
authors: Department of Radiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor Imaging, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
authors: Ilya
authors: I
authors: Lekht
authors: Department of Radiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San Pablo Street, 2nd Floor Imaging, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
authors: Mittul
authors: M
authors: Gulati
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal
keywords: Abdominal plain film; Acute abdomen; Calcifications; Emergency radiology; Foreign bodies; Gas patterns