Double contrast barium enema: Technique, indications, results and limitations of a conventional imaging methodology in the MDCT virtual endoscopy era

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-387

  Rollandi, Gian Andrea ^a   Biscaldi, Ennio ^a   DeCicco, Enzo ^a  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conventional radiology; Double contrast barium enema; Multislice CT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

CONVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; DOUBLE CONTRAST BARIUM ENEMA; MULTISLICE CT; VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BARIUM SULFATE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENEMA; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847014738     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.07.032     Document Type: Article

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