Abdominal film, X-ray abdomen, KUB (if the test is done to look for problems associated with the kidneys, ureters or bladder). What is an abdominal X-ray? An abdominal film is an X-ray image of the ...

Rates of unnecessary abdominal X-rays decreased from 62% to 24% in children seen in the emergency department (ED) for constipation after implementation of a quality improvement intervention. The study ...

X-rays are widely available and relatively cheap to perform compared with other types of imaging, but they are rarely used to diagnose constipation. Constipation is a common condition that affects ...

AMONG many surgeons and radiologists it is an axiom that the appearance of fluid levels in the intestine on a roentgenogram of the abdomen is pathognomonic of intestinal obstruction. Through the years ...

Melinda Nichols with husband. The X-ray shows her IUD had traveled to her upper-right abdomen. Courtesy of Melinda Nichols In late 2007, Melinda Nichols of Chillicothe, Ohio, decided she had delivered ...

Single-slice abdominal computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed to measure visceral adipose tissue in individuals with obesity and diabetes mellitus can also image skeletal ...

A WOMAN was horrified to discover that her chronic belly pains were caused by a metal clamp lodged in her abdomen. Ezeta Gobeeva, 62, had been living with acute pain for years – something docs blamed ...