Advantages & Disadvantages
- Abdominal film imaging is a comfortable, minimally invasive procedure. It also has rare complications.
- Radiology examinations can also offer enough reports to stop invasive procedures.
- The equipment is cheap and can be accessed in emergency rooms, doctors’ offices, ambulatory care centres, nursing homes, and other clinical locations. The availability of equipment makes the procedure easy for both patients and doctors.
- The procedure is a fast and simple one. So it is mostly done in emergency diagnosis and treatment.
- It is a safe procedure. Every radiation leaves the body after the procedure.
- An abdominal X-ray does not have a side effect.
An abdominal X-ray is a test with few risks. The level of radiation exposure is small, and they all leave your body after the procedure. You may also feel pain or heaviness in your abdomen caused by lying on your back or side during the procedure.