A 43-year-old member asked:
hello doctors, what does a ct scan show for stomach issues?
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Dr. Steven Chmielewski answered
30 years experience Diagnostic Radiology
It depends...: Most people refer to the "stomach" and mean abdomen. Ct can show a broad array of normal and abnormal anatomy in the abdomen and pelvis. However, if you really meant "stomach" either an upper GI series or endoscopy is more sensitive for looking at the lining of the stomach where most of the issues arE.R.
Answered on Mar 22, 2020
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