FEATURES for identifying bowel loops on KUB

STOMACH

SM INTEST

COLON

name of FOLDS

RUGAE

PLICAE or VALVULAE

HAUSTRA

identifying FOLDS

ruffled contour, run LONGITUDINAL

evenly spaced, close together, smooth outer margin

unevenly spaced, far apart, scalloped margin between folds

LOCATION

LUQ (fundus), epigastrium(body), RUQ (pylorus), shape variable

CENTRAL

PERIPHERAL, (except some transverse or sigmoid loops)

CONTENTS

most variable, can be empty, solid, liquid or gas in any proportion

mostly LIQUID, little gas except when obstructed

on RIGHT, mixture of GAS and liquid, on LEFT, mostly solid and GAS