[Diagnostic imaging of the gastrointestinal and biliary tracts. Pattern of examinations during the period 1975-90].

Bildediagnostikk av gastrointestinalkanalen og galleveiene. Undersøkelsesmønsteret 1975-90.

Publisher: Norske Laegeforening Country of Publication: Norway NLM ID: 0413423 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0029-2001 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00292001 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Oslo : Norske Laegeforening
Original Publication: Chistiania : Alb. Cammermeyer, 1880-

Biliary Tract Diseases/*diagnosis ; Diagnostic Imaging/*statistics & numerical data ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/*diagnosis; Biliary Tract Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Colonoscopy/statistics & numerical data ; Colonoscopy/trends ; Contrast Media ; Diagnostic Imaging/trends ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Gastroscopy/statistics & numerical data ; Gastroscopy/trends ; Humans ; Norway ; Radiography ; Registries ; Ultrasonography

The procedures used for imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, the gall bladder and the bile ducts were registered in six Norwegian hospitals during the period 1975-90. Data obtained from all hospitals showed a significant decrease in radiological examinations of the stomach and the large bowel, and a dramatic decrease of such examinations in the case of the gall bladder and bile ducts. The changes are mainly due to the increasing use of newer methods such as ultrasonography, gastroscopy and colonoscopy. The shift in the pattern of examinations, as shown in the present study, may well have many implications for patients and for the health service as a whole.

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Date Created: 19920920 Date Completed: 19921120 Latest Revision: 20181130

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