Medical Imaging      Abdominal
 

Pneumoperitoneum - Rigler's sign

 
Air both inside and outside of the bowel wall creates contrast effect enabling the visualization of both the inner and outer limits of the bowel wall. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]

 

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