Abdomen and pelvis x-ray
Abdomen and pelvis x-ray
http://info.med.yale.edu/surgery/anatomy/radiology/plain_pelvis_content.php
TOPICS
SLIDE 1
Goal
- Relate palpable landmarks of the abdomen to skeletal landmarks that can be observed on a plain film
SLIDE 2
-T12 (It’s the inferior-most vertebra with a rib)
- L4 (draw a line across the iliac crests, or count down from T12)
- umbilicus (at the L3/L4 junction)
- pubic symphysis (first bony landmark superior to the genitalia)
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Categorised as: Cushings Syndrome, Genitalia, Iliac Crest, L3 Vertebra, L4 Vertebra, Pubic Symphysis, T12 Vertebra, Umbilicus