Other imaging techniques: Double-contrast barium enema, endoscopic ultrasonography, multidetector CT enema, and computed tomography colonoscopy

Ennio Biscaldi; Fabio Barra; Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore; Simone Ferrero

doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.05.011

Other imaging techniques: Double-contrast barium enema, endoscopic ultrasonography, multidetector CT enema, and computed tomography colonoscopy

Ennio Biscaldi, Fabio Barra, Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, Simone Ferrero

Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology · 2020 · vol. 71 , pp. 64–77 · doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.05.011 · PMID:32698994 · W3035473733

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This paper reviews and compares double-contrast barium enema, endoscopic ultrasonography, multidetector CT enema, and computed tomography colonoscopy for colonic imaging.

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Barium Enema Endometriosis Endometriosis Colonoscopy Endosonography Enema Female Humans Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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