Accurately evaluating for a small bowel obstruction using an abdominal radiograph, by a new method: The Bowel-Spine Ratio

• Published in: Radiography (London, England. 1995) Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 1000 - 1006
• Main Authors: Myers, L., Gothard, D., Selski, D.J., Justice, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Abdominal radiograph; Ileus; Small Bowel Obstruction; Small Bowel Obstruction; Ileus; Abdominal radiograph

A well-established method does not exist to rule out a small bowel obstruction using an abdominal xray series with significant accuracy. The hypothesis of the study is that the ratio of an average small bowel diameter to lumbar spine diameter over 0.5 is most likely a small bowel obstruction. An x-r...