Double-contrast barium enema examination technique

Radiology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 642-650

  Rubesin, Stephen E ^a   Levine, Marc S ^a   Laufer, Igor ^a   Herlinger, Hans ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium enema examination; Colon, radiography; Review

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; GLUCAGON;

ACCURACY; BARIUM ENEMA; COLON RADIOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOUBLE CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0034088589     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.3.r00jn36642     Document Type: Review

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