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Radiology

What is Gastrointestinal Imaging?

Gastrointestinal (GI) Radiology is the subspecialty devoted to the imaging of disorders of the digestive tract (the stomach and intestines, the liver, the biliary tree, and the pancreas) using a wide variety of modalities. 

Gastrointestinal tests include:

Nuclear Imaging

  • Gastric Emptying
  • Hepatobiliary Scan
  • Liver Scans

X-Ray

  • Fluoroscopy
  • Upper GI series
  • Upper GI Esophogram (Barium Swallow)
  • Lower GI (Barium Enema)
  • Obstruction Series
  • Small Bond Series

Ultrasound

  • Abdomen
  • Gallbladder

CT

  • Enterography
  • Colonography

     

MRI

  • Abdomen
  • Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Video of Upper GI Esophogram (Barium Swallow)

Recommended GI Textbooks