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RADIOLOGIC PATHOLOGY
APPREANCE
ABDOMEN
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ASCITES(Baglike)
RA:
general
abdominal haziness
PNEUMOPERITONEUM
R.A: thin, “crest-shaped” radiolucency under dome of the R. Hemidiaphragm on erect
DYNAMIC OR MECHANICAL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
R.A
: “circular staircase” or herringbone pattern”
Cronh’s
disease
RA: distended loops of air-filled small intestine (string like appearance)
Intussusception
RA: “coiled spring” appearance
Volvulus
RA: large amount of air in sigmoid with tapered narrowing at the site of volvulus
Adynamic
ileus
RA: large amount of air in entire dilated small and large intestine with air-fluid levels
ULCERATIVE
COLITIS
RA: deep air-filled mucosal protrusion of colon wall
LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES
DISEASE
R.A: flattened femoral head that later can appear fragmented