Blinded comparison of faecal loading on plain radiography versus radio-opaque marker transit studies in the assessment of constipation

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1326-1331

  Cowlam, S ^a   Vinayagam, R ^b   Khan, U ^b   Marsden, S ^b   Minty, I ^b   Moncur, P ^b   Bain, I ^b   Yiannakou, Y J ^b  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; X RAY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLON; CONSTIPATION; FECAL IMPACTION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249127502     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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