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Anteroposterior View
of the Abdomen With
Patient Standing
Look for the location of the gas
bubble in the stomach
How do we know the patient
is standing?
Air bubble in fundus
of stomach
Liver outline
Vertebrae
T12
L1
Gas!
air in stomach
air in transverse
colon
A lateral view of the
upper GI tract
following a barium
swallow
This image
demonstrates
normal anatomy of
the esophagus
Vertebral column
Esophagus
Phrenic Ampulla
(only seen
radiologically)
Diaphragm
Stomach
duodenal cap
fundus
lesser curvature
pylorus
pyloric antrum
peristalsis in action!
rugae
duodenum
greater
curvature
rugae
gallbladder
duodenum
gas bubble in
stomach fundus
greater curvature
jejunum
body
splenic flexure
A barium enema
hepatic flexure
haustra
ascending colon
transverse colon
sigmoid colon
rectum
descending
colon
The bowel is
distended with air,
and a small volume
of barium is used
to coat the mucosa
How has the patient
been positioned?
hepatic a.
right gastric a.
splenic artery
left gastric a.
left gastroomental artery
celiac trunk
gastroduodenal a.
catheter
middle colic a.
right colic a.
superior
mesenteric a.
arteries to
jejunum
ileocolic a.
arteries to ileum
catheter
renal pelvis
inferior
mesenteric a.
superior rectal a.
left colic a.
catheter
lead shield
sigmoid arteries
Water-soluble
contrast material is
injected directly into
the liver via a fine
needle introduced
through the skin
gallbladder
contrast in fundus of
gallbladder
Water-soluble contrast was
injected into the biliary system
via a tube left in place following
removal of the gallbladder
(cholecystectomy)
right hepatic duct
left hepatic duct
common hepatic duct
common bile duct
pancreatic duct
duodenum
How many lumbar
vertebrae are there?
What are the main
regional characteristics
of these vertebrae?
No ribs
Large bodies
Stout transverse
processes
1
2
3
4
5
12th rib
body of L1
transverse
process of L2
inferior articular
process of L4
12th thoracic
vertebra
superior articular
process of L2
pedicles
of L3
spine of L5
lumbosacral joint
body of L2
inferior articular
process of L4
superior articular
process of L5
lumbosacral joint
sacrum
pedicle
of L2