Abdominal X-ray: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Being pregnant. If a view of a pregnant woman's belly is needed, an ultrasound test may be done instead.
- Having recent tests using barium or bismuth. These substances show up on X-ray films and block a clear picture of the belly.
- Not being able to lie still and hold your breath during the test.
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| Last updated: | January 19, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology, Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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