Barium radiology.
The role of barium radiology in the diagnosis and assessment of inflammatory bowel disease is discussed. A primary diagnostic role is maintained in the small bowel, though in the colon endoscopy with biopsy is being used more frequently. The instant enema is safer in acute colitis. Advanced and complicated disease are more accurately assessed radiologically, as barium studies map out disease more clearly and show mural and extramural components.
Bartram
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Dept. of Radiology, St. Mark's Hospital, London, UK.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D001466:Barium Sulfate