The role of abdominal radiography in the evaluation of the nontrauma emergency patient.

Purpose: To characterize the utility of abdominal radiography for nontrauma emergency patients in a single-institution setting.

Materials And Methods: Following approval from the Director of Professional Services, a retrospective review of radiography and of patient records was conducted for patients who presented to a nontrauma emergency department over a period of 6 months and who were imaged by using abdominal radiography. Only the first radiograph per patient was used for analysis.