Condition	Findings on abdominal radiography
Abdominal aortic aneurysm	Curvilinear rim of calcification in the wall of the aneurysm along the spine
Bowel obstruction	Multiple air-fluid levels and dilated bowel loops (diameter greater than 1.2 in [3 cm] in small intestine, greater than 2.4 in [6 cm] in large intestine)
Chronic pancreatitis	Spotted or mottled calcifications lying in a horizontal distribution over first and second vertebral bodies and extending into left upper quadrant of the abdomen
Mesenteric lymph node calcifications	Rounded or “popcorn” calcifications, mostly in the right midabdomen; calcifications appear to move inferiorly on upright abdominal films
Splenic artery aneurysms and calcifications	Splenic artery aneurysms appear like focal rounded calcifications in left upper quadrant, usually in conjunction with calcifications elsewhere in the artery; calcifications are usually serpiginous in nature