. A practical treatise on medical diagnosis for students and physicians . a o ;g£ ■si. < 11 CD _g « 0 a « 0 J Q |d -a ^ 1 EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMENBY THE X-RAY. 549 diverticula of the oesophagus, but the central shadow of the chest usuallyinterferes. In the case of diverticula a strong emulsion of bismuth shouldbe swallowed by the patient previously. The Abdomen. The abdomen is a field of great importance for theRontgen ray in diagnosis, not because of its usefulness in any largevariety of diseases, but because of the very great dependence now placedupon it in a certain limited number of c
. A practical treatise on medical diagnosis for students and physicians . a o ;g£ ■si. < 11 CD _g « 0 a « 0 J Q |d -a ^ 1 EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMENBY THE X-RAY. 549 diverticula of the oesophagus, but the central shadow of the chest usuallyinterferes. In the case of diverticula a strong emulsion of bismuth shouldbe swallowed by the patient previously. The Abdomen. The abdomen is a field of great importance for theRontgen ray in diagnosis, not because of its usefulness in 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 calculus. The work accomplished 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 been clearly shown by a plate on a number ofoccasions where the stone could not be found at
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