DIAGNOSTIC RELEVANCE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY

Abstract

Dijagnostika gastroenteroloških bolesti temelji se, uz metode kliničkog pregleda i laboratorijsku dijagnostiku, u prvom redu na endoskopskoj, ultrazvučnoj i radiološkoj obradi. Ove metode osim značenja u dijagnostici osnova su za nekirurške intervencije kod gastroenteroloških bolesnika. U dijagnostičkom smislu, iako poprilično zapostavljene pa čak i zaboravljene, određenu ulogu imaju i nuklearnomedicinske metode koje svojom neinvazivnošću i visokom dijagnostičkom točnošću mogu doprinijeti donošenju konačne dijagnoze te će u ovom preglednom radu biti ukratko i na razumljiv način opisane.Diagnostics in gastroenterology is based on endoscopy, ultrasound and radiological imaging, in addition to physical examination and laboratory testing. Besides being used as valuable diagnostic tools, these methods also represent the foundation for non-surgical interventions in gastroenterological patients. In the fi eld of diagnostic imaging, a specific role is attributed to nuclear medicine methods. Although rarely used, the latter may contribute to defi nitive diagnosis of diseases in such patients, as they are noninvasive and accurate. This review article provides a brief and comprehensible summary of nuclear medicine methods in gastroenterology