Forearm, Elbow, and Upper Arm
Case 2-01. Scaphoid fracture. Fall on an outstretched hand. PA, oblique, and lateral radiographs of the wrist. There is linear lucency (arrow) through the waist of the scaphoid evident on…
Lower Leg and Ankle
Case 8-01. Tibial shaft fracture. AP radiograph of the leg. There is a transverse fracture of the tibial shaft with a butterfly fragment on the lateral side, indicative of a…
Imaging of Gastrointestinal Tract Perforation in the Oncologic Patients
Fig. 15.1 Axial post-contrast medium CT scan shows the ascending colon thickening (white arrows) and surrounded by a pericolic fat inflammation associated with dense fluid and air bubbles (white arrow…
Imaging of Gastrointestinal Tract Perforation in the Pediatric Patient
Fig. 13.1 The radiography shows both football sign, as oval-shaped peritoneal gas, and Rigler sign (arrow) Fig. 13.2 Triangle sign: triangular gas pockets between loops of bowel (arrows) are seen…
Role of Multidetector Row Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Peritonitis Due to Gastrointestinal Perforation
Fig. 16.1 Contrast-enhanced axial scans (a–d). Ulcer of the anterior bulb of the duodenum (red arrow), perforated in the peritoneal cavity. Signs of peritonitis are air in the lesser sac,…
Colorectal Perforation: Assessment with MDCT
Fig. 9.1 Expansive solid lesion of the descending colon with free small air bubbles near the lesion (arrow) and pneumoperitoneum (curved arrow) Fig. 9.2 Modest quote of pneumoperitoneum between intestinal…