Causes of errors in polyp detection at air-contrast barium enema examination

Radiology

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-148

  Thompson, William M ^a   Foster, William L ^b   Paulson, Erik K ^a   Niedzwiecki, Donna ^a   Low, Vincent H S ^c   Fulford, Lori B ^a   Broomer, Bob W ^a   Sanders, Linda ^a   Rockey, Don C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; BISACODYL; MAGNESIUM CITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONTRAST BARIUM ENEMA; BARIUM ENEMA; CECUM CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON POLYP; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPLEEN; TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR; BARIUM SULFATE; COLONIC POLYPS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645125825     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2391050610     Document Type: Review

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