A comparison of esophagography and esophageal transit scintigraphy in the evaluation of usefulness of endoscopic pneumatic dilatation in Achalasia

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 498-505

  Chung, J J ^a   Park, H J ^b   Yu, J S ^b   Hong, Y J ^b   Kim, J H ^b   Kim, M J ^b   Lee, S I ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Esophageal achalasia; Esophagus; Gastrointestinal tract; Motility; Radiography; Radionuclide imaging; Transit studies

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; FLUID MECHANICS; PNEUMATICS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS;

AFTER-TREATMENT; DYNAMIC IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; ON TIME; STATISTICAL CORRELATIONS;

CORRELATION METHODS;

BARIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46149087255     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802010741     Document Type: Article

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