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17.3: Abdomen

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    The following images are references for x-rays of the abdomen:

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    abdomen-2-e1503982300432.png
    Abdomen Plain x-ray, Labelled
    Abdomen-3-e1503982271437.png
    Abdomen-4-e1503982248943.png

    ODIN Link for Abdomen x-rays – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825121322404

    The following are CT Abdomen images, unlabelled and labelled. This is a sample of the available images. Please see the ODIN link for the full image set.

    ABDO-PELVIS-0002-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0002L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0010-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0010L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0020-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0020L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0030-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0030L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0040-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0040L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0050-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0050L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0060-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0060L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0072-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0072L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0090-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0090L-300x300.jpg
    ABDO-PELVIS-0100-300x300.jpg ABDO-PELVIS-0100L-300x300.jpg

    ODIN Link for CT images of the Abdomen, unlabelled and labelled- mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20171002123606662

    The following images are of Ultrasound images of the abdomen. Please see the ODIN link for the full image set.

    US-Ab-1-300x151.png
    US-AB-2.png
    Abdomen US – Liver and Abdominal Midline
    US-Ab-3-300x136.png
    US-Ab-4-300x136.png
    US-Ab-5-300x136.png
    US-Ag-6-300x136.png
    Us-Ab-9-300x136.png
    Us-Ab-8-300x136.png
    Us-Ab-9-300x136.png
    US-Ab-10-300x136.png
    US-Ab-11-300x136.png
    US-Ab-12-300x136.png

    ODIN Link for Normal Abdomen U/S, unlabelled and with labels – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825121827828

    ODIN Link for Normal Abdomen U/S – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20141112102809335

    The following are normal pediatric abdominal x-rays:

    ped-abd-1-273x300.png

    Pediatric Abdomen 1

    ped-abd-2-e1508948677438.png

    Pediatric Labelled Abdomen 2

    ped-abd-3-273x300.png

    Pediatric Abdomen 2

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    Pediatric Labelled Abdomen 2

    ODIN Link for Pediatric Abdomen Images – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825130032521

    The following is a normal Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) of the abdomen vasculature:

    DSA-1.png
    DSA of Abdomen
    DSA-2.png
    DSA Labelled Abdomen

    ODIN Link to Images – mistr.usask.ca/odin/?caseID=20170825124857516


    Attributions

    All figures in “Chapter 17: Abdomen” by Dr. Brent Burbridge MD, FRCPC, University Medical Imaging Consultants, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan is used under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.


    This page titled 17.3: Abdomen is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Brent Burbridge and Evan Mah via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

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