Colon imaging in radiology departments in 2008: Goodbye to the routine double contrast barium enema

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 174-182

  Stevenson, Giles ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barium enema; Colonic adenomas; Colorectal cancer screening; Computed tomography colonography; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; BARIUM ENEMA; BLURRED VISION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FLUOROSCOPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TACHYCARDIA; TUMOR VOLUME; XEROSTOMIA;

BARIUM SULFATE; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENEMA; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 55949101785     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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