. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . Fig. 4. A lateral \iew with hips elevated, the patienton either side, tulie behind, plate in front; to showthe kidneys and lateral view of pelvic organs (.Stewart and Stein). with his head sufficiently lowered by pressureon the upper end of the cart. He can be inflat-ed while under the fluoroscope by rolling thestretcher before the ordinarv vertical fluoro- 4o6 Table for Simplification of Pneumoperitoneum Technique scope. The dorsal and right and left lateralpositions are secured by having the oatientroll first on o
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . Fig. 4. A lateral \iew with hips elevated, the patienton either side, tulie behind, plate in front; to showthe kidneys and lateral view of pelvic organs (.Stewart and Stein). with his head sufficiently lowered by pressureon the upper end of the cart. He can be inflat-ed while under the fluoroscope by rolling thestretcher before the ordinarv vertical fluoro- 4o6 Table for Simplification of Pneumoperitoneum Technique scope. The dorsal and right and left lateralpositions are secured by having the oatientroll first on one side then on the other beforethe vertical fluoroscope. The entire top of thestretcher is not attached in any way and canbe transferred bv two assistants with the. Fig. 5. The entire top of the stretcher is not at-tached in any way and can l>e transferred by twoassistants, with the patient in place, to the hori-zontal fluoroscope. patient in place to the horizontal fluoroscope.(Fig. 5-) It will be seen then that this stretcher,though simple of construction, will permitfluoroscopic or radiographic examination inall of the pneumoperitoneal positions so fardescribed. The stretcher is not bulky or in-convenient, and when not in use for this pur-pose can be used for an ordinary stretcher orexposure table. A stretcher of essentially thissame construction has been used by us forpneumoperitoneal examinations for the pastyear with complete satisfaction. REFEREXCES 1. Rauteneekg, E. Rontgenographie der Leber, der Milz und des Zwerchfells. Deutsch. , 1914, xl, 1205-S. 2. Rautenberg, E. Pneumoperitoneale Rontgendiag- nostik bei Nieren. Bed. klin. Wchnschr., !vi,201-3. 3. GoETZE, O. Die Rontgendiagnostik bei gasgefiill- ter Bauchhohle: eine n
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