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Abdominal radiograph pearls and pitfalls for the emergency department radiologist: a pictorial review

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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.

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Loo, J.T., Duddalwar, V., Chen, F.K. et al. Abdominal radiograph pearls and pitfalls for the emergency department radiologist: a pictorial review. Abdom Radiol 42, 987–1019 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0859-8

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