Comments on: what can a small bowel follow through show that a cat scan cant?

By: John H

John H — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:13:22 +0000

A small bowel follow through uses contrast and x-ray (fluoroscopy). You drink the contrast material and the Radiologist takes pictures as it moves through your digestive system. It shows much greater detail of the inner lining of the bowel (which a CT scan isn’t very good for). The Radiologist can also press on your abdomen to help separate out the intestines and take more detailed pictures if needed.

By: David

David — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:13:22 +0000

you mean a colonoscopy? if that is the case; realtime color images of the bowels.

By: Leigh Ann C

Leigh Ann C — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:13:22 +0000

It can also tell how quickly the contrast is moving through you, the CT is taken a couple of hours after you drink.