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  2. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis - Wikipedia

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    A CT scan image showing a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. CT Scan of 11 cm Wilms' tumor of right kidney in 13-month-old patient. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis is an application of computed tomography (CT) and is a sensitive method for diagnosis of abdominal diseases. It is used frequently to determine stage of cancer and to ...

  3. Omental cake - Wikipedia

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    Due to the variety of symptoms experienced by patients with omental caking, [5] omental cakes are most frequently discovered on abdominal computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound. Plain film radiography ( X-ray ) is not a suggested modality for investigating the spread of cancerous cells in the abdomen due to the poor spatial resolution amongst ...

  4. Pneumoperitoneum - Wikipedia

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    Pneumoperitoneum is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity.The most common cause is a perforated abdominal organ, generally from a perforated peptic ulcer, although any part of the bowel may perforate from a benign ulcer, tumor or abdominal trauma.

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    Abnormal blood flow sounds in your neck, abdomen, or groin. Weak pulse. Abnormal heart rhythm. ... (CT) scans. Coronary calcium scan, a type of CT scan that measures calcium build-up in the ...

  6. Computed tomography angiography - Wikipedia

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    Volume rendered CT scan of abdominal and pelvic blood vessels. CT angiography is a contrast CT where images are taken with a certain delay after injection of radiocontrast material. The contrast material is radiodense causing it to light up brightly within the blood vessels of interest. In order for the CT scanner to be able to scan the correct ...

  7. Omental infarction - Wikipedia

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    Historically, omental infarction was diagnosed only intraoperatively during surgery for presumed appendicitis or other causes of acute abdomen. But with the increase in the use of imaging, especially abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan in the work-up for acute abdomen, more cases of omental infarction are being diagnosed preoperatively.

  8. Boy, 3, had a bloated belly. It was the 1st sign of this ...

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    Clayton will gladly pull up his shirt to show off the half-moon-shaped scar across his abdomen. He’s “excessively proud” of it. “We are, too, and everything it stands for,” Cody Moorse says.

  9. File:Abdominal CT with scan range and field of view, without ...

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    Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis, performed as a contrast CT, here presented as a volume rendering, specifying the scan range and field of view (FOV). It shows normal anatomy, with no injuries. The subject is a 21 year old male who had blunt trauma to the upper abdomen during motocross.