title: An evaluation of the double contrast barium meal (DCBM) against endoscopy.
abstract: The diagnostic accuracy of the DCBM and of endoscopy were compared in 50 consecutive patients. Examinations were conducted in comparable circumstances, without any cross information. A percentage score method was evolved to allow a numerically more significant assessment. The potential accuracy of the DCBM was calculated to be 96% of that accorded to fibre-endoscopy.
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate