title: Investigation of colonic disease.
abstract: Bowel cancer awareness among the general public has heightened in recent years. The promotion of prompt referral and the pressure on early diagnosis will alter our previous strategies on colonic evaluation. This article gives an overview of the colonic investigations currently available.
authors: Academic Surgical Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary's, London.
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authors: Darzi
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D004733:Enema / Q000379:methods; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate