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. 2012 Nov;26(11):785–790. doi: 10.1155/2012/507174

TABLE 4.

Fecal occult blood test positive. Percentage of patients who underwent a gastrointestinal (GI) investigation (n=48)

Modality Decline
Total before and after
Before After
X-ray, abdomen 10.4 8.3 18.8
Computed tomography scan 8.3 16.7 33.0
Ultrasound 27.1 18.7 45.8
  Upper GI series 14.6 2.3 16.7
  Small bowel follow through 14.6 0.0 14.6
  Barium enema 12.5 6.2 18.8