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Change: Radiographers at my hospital are trained to identify pneumoperitoneum on supine plain films. These types of cases are peer-reviewed at least once a month by the radiographers as a continuing education exercise.. The Erect Abdominal Plain Film The value of the erect abdominal   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1827)

Change: useutilise a left lateral decubitus abdominal projection rather than a right lateral decubitus abdominal projection. The reason for this is that free gas can be   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1861)

Change: of radiographic techniques, the radiographer is in a position to play a pivotal role in the Emergency Department in detecting these pathologies. .....back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1792)

Change:  often often collects anterior to the ventral surface of the liver. Importantly, Importantly, this free gas is not evenly distributed under the dome of the the hemi-diaphragm. This is attributed to the fact that it is restricted by the peritoneal reflection at the bare area of the liver. On   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1785)

Change:  that in these patients thethat free gas often collects anterior to the ventral surface of the liver. Importantly, this free gas is not evenly distributed under the dome of the hemi-diaphragm. This is attributed to the fact that it is restricted by the peritoneal reflection at the bare area   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1781)

Change:  "Sometimes the amount of free gas is small, and you may have to work to demonstrate it (ie modify the film technique)”. Pneumoperitoneum and pneumothorax   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1761)

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Change: This patient presented to the Emergency Department with acuite absdominal pain. An acute abdominal series was requested and the radiographer has performed an initial supine   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1238)

Change: This patient presented to the Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain. An acute abdominal series was requested. The radiographer considered that there was evidence of pneumoperitoneum on the supine image ad proceeded to perform a horizontal ray lateral decubitus abdominal examination. There is evidence of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 833)