title: Imaging the gastrointestinal tract in 2008.
abstract: Plain radiographs remain useful in the acute setting. Barium studies continue to be the mainstay investigation of the GI tract but are gradually being superseded by newer techniques for example CTC and small bowel MRI. Further studies are underway to establish the clinical utility of MR and clarify its place in the repertoire of GI imaging studies.
authors.affiliation: Vancouver General Hospital.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Shonit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Punwani
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography