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DOI:10.2214/AJR.05.0526
AJR 2006; 187:706-709
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Clinical Observations

Comparison of Radiologists and Technologists in the Performance of Air-Contrast Barium Enemas

William M. Thompson1, William L. Foster2, Erik K. Paulson1, Donna Niedzwiecki3, Vincent H. S. Low4, Lori B. Fulford3, Bob W. Broomer3, Linda Sanders3 and Don C. Rockey3

1 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Erwin Rd., Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
2 Department of Radiology, Durham Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, NC 27705.
3 Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
4 Department of Radiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the rate of polyp detection and the quality of air-contrast barium enema (ACBE) procedures performed by technologists differ from those performed by radiologists.

CONCLUSION. Our results showed that well-trained certified technologists can perform ACBE similar in overall quality and accuracy to ACBE performed by attending physicians and residents. Training technologists to perform ACBE may help to alleviate the radiology staffing shortage in the United States.

Keywords: barium • colon • fluoroscopy • technologists


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