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A pictorial approach to abdominal radiography
Author(s) -
Parry Andrew,
Mahoney Paul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.l4397
Subject(s) - abdomen , medicine , radiography , radiology , perception , radiographic anatomy , anatomy , psychology , neuroscience
When interpreting a radiograph, we refer to size, number, margination, location and opacity, which proves helpful when describing normal anatomy, as well as abnormal findings. Focusing on uncommon normal variants, or giving too much importance to insignificant abnormalities, can hinder one's perception. Knowledge of how a normal abdomen looks comes with experience and it's easy to become influenced by the history or clinical findings so that we lean towards a particular result. This article provides a pictorial review of the major changes which may occur within the abdomen in dogs and cats, as well as different types of abdominal pathology.