Skip to main content

Abdominal X-Ray

Test Overview

An abdominal X-ray, Opens dialog is a picture of structures and organs, Opens dialog in the belly (abdomen). This includes the stomach, liver, spleen, and large and small intestines. It also includes the diaphragm, which is the muscle that separates the chest and belly areas. Often two X-rays will be taken from different positions. If the test is being done to look for certain problems of the kidneys or bladder, it is often called a KUB (for kidneys, ureters, and bladder, Opens dialog).

An abdominal X-ray may be one of the first tests done to find a cause of belly pain, swelling, nausea, or vomiting. Other tests (such as ultrasound, Opens dialog, CT scan, Opens dialog, MRI, Opens dialog, or intravenous pyelography, Opens dialog) may be used to look for more specific problems.

Next Section:

Why It Is Done

Current as of: July 31, 2024

Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff

Clinical Review Board
All Ignite Healthwise, LLC education is reviewed by a team that includes physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners, registered dieticians, and other healthcare professionals.

 

PeaceHealth endeavors to provide comprehensive health care information, however some topics in this database describe services and procedures not offered by our providers or within our facilities because they do not comply with, nor are they condoned by, the ethics policies of our organization.