Focusing on how to interpret abdominal radiographs, this book is useful for medical students and junior doctors. It outlines the few simple rules you need to follow, then explains how to sort out the initial and apparently overwhelming jumble of information, which constitutes the abdominal X-ray.

This lively and entertaining manual on how to interpret abdominal radiographs will be invaluable to all medical students and junior doctors and has been written by a practising radiologist with many years' experience of teaching the subject. It outlines the few simple rules you need to follow, then explains how to sort out the initial and apparently overwhelming jumble of information, which constitutes the abdominal X-ray. Knowledge of its contents will provide a secure base for tackling exams and the subsequent challenges of clinical practice.

How to look at an abdominal X-Ray Solid organs Hollow organs Abnormal gas Ascites Abnormal intra-abdominal calcification The female abdomen Abdominal trauma Iatrogenic objects Foreign bodies/artefacts/misleading images The acute abdomen Hints