Imaging the gastrointestinal tract in 2008.
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 Barium studies continue to be the mainstay investigation of the GI tract but are gradually being superseded by newer techniques for example CTC and small bowel MRI.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.
Robinson
Charlotte
C
Vancouver General Hospital.
Punwani
Shonit
S
Taylor
Stuart
S
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