Chapter 1, Problem 10CYU

What imaging technique is best suited for each of the clinical situations described? (a) Examining gallbladder for possible gallstones in response to a patient’s complaints of sharp pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen; (b) ruling out a broken bone in a patient complaining of wrist and forearm pain; (c) examining of the knee of a patient complaining of persistent pain following an injury on the athletic field; (d) assessing possible damage to abdominal viscera resulting from a car accident.