Published February 21, 1987
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Journal article
The role of pancreatic function testing in the 1980s
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Description
The recent advent of non-invasive imaging techniques and tubeless pancreatic function tests has revolutionised the investigation of patients with suspected chronic pancreatic disease. The current diagnostic role of the conventional pancreatic function test is evaluated and the practical usefulness of alternative modalities is reviewed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- S. Afr. Med. J.
- Journal Volume
- 71
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- S. Afr. Med. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 235-238
- ISSN
- 0038-2469
- CODEN
- SAMJA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- South Africa
- Country of Input or Organization
- South Africa
- INIS RN
- 18056948
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOASSAY; CARBON 14; COBALT 57; COBALT 58; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCEIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR; ISOTOPE RATIO; PABA; PANCREAS; SECRETIN; SECRETION; TRIOLEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- AMINO ACIDS; AROMATICS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; BODY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COAGULANTS; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUGS; DYES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ESTERS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; GLANDS; HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HORMONES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; HYDROXY ACIDS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LIPIDS; MUCOPROTEINS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OILS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PHENOLS; POLYPHENOLS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; RADIOISOTOPES; SACCHARIDES; TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY; TRIGLYCERIDES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES