Colonic transit time in patient with slow-transit constipation: Comparison of radiopaque markers and barium suspension method

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-213

  Xu, Hui Min ^a,b   Han, Jia Gang ^a   Na, Ying ^b   Zhao, Bo ^a   Ma, Hua Chong ^a   Wang, Zhen Jun ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WEIFANG PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Barium suspension; Colonic transit time; Constipation; Radiopaque markers

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; BARIUM SUSPENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOPAQUE MARKER; SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION; SWALLOWING; TOTAL COLON RESECTION;

ADULT; BARIUM SULFATE; CAPSULES; COLON; CONSTIPATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80052172661     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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