. A practical treatise on medical diagnosis for students and physicians . g S 0 aj « S ^ ;2 C CO a 0 Sh+-> SI,<D a c CO s-03O jS o II 13 G j3 .-a ■ 3 ■♦^ a» o o g^3I 2 I .2 I ^c X :5 EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN BY THE X-RAY. 549 diverticula of the resojilmti-us, but the central shadow of the chest usuallyinterferes. In the case of diverticula a stroup; emulsion of bismuth shouldbe swallowed by the patient previously. The Abdomen. The abdomen is a field of great importance for theRontgeu ray in diagnosis, not because of its usefulness m any largevariety of diseases, but because of the very


. A practical treatise on medical diagnosis for students and physicians . g S 0 aj « S ^ ;2 C CO a 0 Sh+-> SI,<D a c CO s-03O jS o II 13 G j3 .-a ■ 3 ■♦^ a» o o g^3I 2 I .2 I ^c X :5 EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN BY THE X-RAY. 549 diverticula of the resojilmti-us, but the central shadow of the chest usuallyinterferes. In the case of diverticula a stroup; emulsion of bismuth shouldbe swallowed by the patient previously. The Abdomen. The abdomen is a field of great importance for theRontgeu ray in diagnosis, not because of its usefulness m any largevariety of diseases, but because of the very great dependence now placedupon it in a certain limited number of conditions. Of these, the first tobe mentioned is renal c<dculus. The work accomj^lished in this line hasbeen remarkable in its success and has added much to precision in diag-nosis. Mistakes may prove fatal, and hence the importance of greataccuracy where so much depends on the skiagraph. The commonestmistake is that a negative result is obtained; but on the other hand, acalculus shadow has


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