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Pelvis x-ray

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Anterior skeletal anatomy
Anterior skeletal anatomy
Sacrum
Sacrum
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X-ray - pelvis


Normal Values


What abnormal results mean

Abnormal results may suggest:

  • Pelvic fractures
  • Tumors of the ilium, ischium, or pubis (the bones of the pelvis)
  • Sacroiliitis (inflammation of the area where the sacrum joins the ilium bone)
  • Ankylosing spondylitis

Review Date: 01/24/2007
Reviewed By: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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