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Diagnostic Tests

Our Department of Gastroenterology examines patients with abdominal pain, and diagnoses and treats all digestive system disorders. Our primary focus is on the care of the adult patient. Please also visit our Colorectal Cancer Screening site to learn more about your screening options and information to help you prepare for a colonoscopy. The following is a list of some of the diagnostic tests and procedures Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Section of Gastroenterology specializes in. Don't see your test? Call us at (603) 695-2840. Tests:

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• Colonoscopy
  The doctor uses a thin, flexible tube to examine the large intestine for growths that may lead to colon cancer.

• Computed Tomography (CT)
  This diagnostic technology uses X-rays to make images of your body in a cross sectional way.

• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with biopsy, also known as Upper Endoscopy
  Uses a tiny video camera to look at the swallowing tube (the esophagus), the stomach, and the beginning of the small intestine.

• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  This diagnostic procedure uses a thin, flexible tube with a tiny video camera on the end to find problems in the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas.

• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
  Allows your doctor to place an ultrasound probe close to an area where you might have problems, and create images more detailed than those of a traditional ultrasound.

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  An MRI is a diagnostic technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to generate cross- sectional pictures of the body and has essentially no risk to the patient.

• Video Capsule Endoscopy
  In this procedure, the patient swallows a device that creates images of the digestive system that a doctor can later view on a computer.