Colonoscopy and the barium enema: a radiologic viewpoint.
Adherents of colonoscopy are recommending that it replace the radiologic examination as the initial diagnostic study of the colon. We present the radiologic view, supporting the barium enema as a more practical approach to initial diagnostic evaluation. The radiologic examination is an equally reliable, less costly, and much safer method for detecting colonic disease.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000191:economics; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography
D001466:Barium Sulfate