title: Imaging of the upper gastrointestinal tract: endoscopy or radiology?
abstract: Diseases of the upper gastrointestinal system are very common in the modern word with an increasing frequency over recent years. Clinical symptoms are rather non-specific and may be the result of simple gastro-oesophageal reflux or an advanced malignant process. Historically, the investigation of upper gastrointestinal complaints was based on plain radiography and contrast studies. Now, a flexible oesophagogastroduodeno-scopy has become the primary imaging modality in patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Dynamic contrast studies and cross-sectional imaging remain the main diagnostic tests in certain pathological conditions and provide an additional and complementary information to endoscopy results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TAI 5DA.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kasznia-Brown
authors.forename: Guru
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karnati
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D041742:Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media