A 50-year-old female presents with a C/C of pain in her abdomen. The patient had pain upon palpation of the abdomen. Standard x-rays were negative. (a) What other types of radiographic diagnostic...

A 50-year-old female presents with a C/C of pain in her abdomen. The patient had pain upon palpation of the abdomen. Standard x-rays were negative.


(a) What other types of radiographic diagnostic studies can or are usually performed?

(b) What are the advantages of such studies over standard x-rays and is any one study better than the other?