Double-contrast barium enema examination and colorectal cancer: A plea for radiologic screening

Radiology

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 313-315

  Levine, Marc S ^a   Glick, Seth N ^a   Rubesin, Stephen E ^a   Laufer, Igor ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colon neoplasms; Colon, radiography; Editorials

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036156346     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2222011196     Document Type: Short Survey

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