Diagnosis of acute colonic diverticulitis: comparison of barium enema and CT
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The Value of Urgent Barium Enema and Computed Tomography in Acute Malignant Colonic Obstruction: Is Urgent Barium Enema Still Necessary?
The aim of this study was to evaluate the necessity of urgent barium enema in suspected cases of acute malignant colonic obstruction. We reviewed the medical records and images for 20 patients with suspected acute colonic obstruction. Nine patients were excluded. Computed tomography (CT) and urgent barium enema images for the remaining 11 cases were reviewed and the results were compared with t...
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OBJECTIVE To compare the CT colonography (CTC) and double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) for colonic evaluation in patients with renal insufficiency. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two sequential groups of consecutive patients with renal insufficiency who had a similar risk for colorectal cancer, were examined by DCBE (n = 182; mean ± SD in age, 51 ± 6.4 years) and CTC (n = 176; 50 ± 6.7 years), respect...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.148.3.541