Faecal tagging to avoid colonic cleansing before MRI colonography

Authors
Weishaupt, D Patak, MA Froehlich, J Ruehm, SG Debatin, JF
Citation
D. Weishaupt et al., Faecal tagging to avoid colonic cleansing before MRI colonography, LANCET, 354(9181), 1999, pp. 835-836
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9181
Year of publication
1999
Pages
835 - 836
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19990904)354:9181<835:FTTACC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Colonic cleansing is unpleasant and has low acceptance by patients. We show the feasibility of faecal tagging, which obviates the need for colonic cle ansing; in conjunction with internal magnetic resonance imaging colonograph y.