Digestive & Liver Diseases Diagnostic Services
Digestive and liver diseases are among the most difficult conditions to diagnose, but Cedars-Sinai doctors and scientists, working at the leading edge of gastroenterology research, have invented gastrointestinal endoscopy techniques used around the world today. This team also developed the first diagnostic blood test to distinguish between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Learn more about the tests and screenings we offer to help provide you with an accurate diagnosis.
Esophageal Disorders
- Abdomen X-ray
- Blood tests
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Radiology studies
- Ultrasound
- Upper GI tract series or study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video swallow study
Fatty Liver
Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Abdomen X-ray
- Barium enema
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Blood tests
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MIBG scan
- Octreotide scans
- PET scan (FDG)
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scans
- Radiology studies
- Ultrasound
General Gastroenterology
- Abdomen X-ray
- Barium enema
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Blood tests
- Colonoscopy
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Evacuation proctogram (defecography)
- Fistulagram - abdominal
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Gastric emptying
- Hepatobiliary (gallbladder) scan
- High-resolution anorectal manometry
- High-resolution esophageal manometry
- Intestinal contrast studies
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MIBG scan
- Octreotide scans
- PET scan (FDG)
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scans
- Radiology studies
- Sitz marker study
- Stool studies
- Ultrasound
- Upper GI tract series or study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video capsule endoscopy
- Video swallow study
- Wireless capsule endoscopy
GI Motility
- 24-Hour esophageal pH study
- Abdomen X-ray
- Anal manometry
- Antroduodenal manometry
- Barium enema
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Biofeedback
- Blood tests
- Breath testing
- Colonic motility / scintigraphic transit study
- Colonoscopy
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophageal manometry
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Evacuation proctogram (defecography)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Gastric emptying
- High-resolution anorectal manometry
- High-resolution esophageal manometry
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Radiology studies
- Sitz marker study
- Stool studies
- Ultrasound
- Upper GI tract series or study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video capsule endoscopy
- Video swallow study
- Wireless capsule endoscopy
Hepatology
- Abdomen X-ray
- Blood tests
- Colonoscopy
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Radiology studies
- Ultrasound
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Abdomen X-ray
- Barium enema
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Blood tests
- Colonoscopy
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Evacuation proctogram (defecography)
- Fistulagram - abdominal
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Intestinal contrast studies
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Pouchography
- Radiology studies
- Stool studies
- Ultrasound
- Upper GI tract series or study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video capsule endoscopy
- Wireless capsule endoscopy
Interventional Gastroenterology
- Abdomen X-ray
- Barium enema
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Blood tests
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Hepatobiliary (gallbladder) scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MIBG scan
- Octreotide scans
- PET scan (FDG)
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scans
- Radiology studies
- Ultrasound
Liver Disease
- Abdomen X-ray
- Blood tests
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MIBG scan
- Octreotide scans
- PET scan (FDG)
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scans
- Radiology studies
- Ultrasound
Pancreatic & Biliary Diseases
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Blood tests unique to the biliary tract or pancreas, including genetic tests
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Confocal laser endomicroscopy
- Double balloon push enteroscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) of pancreatic stones
- Hepatobiliary (gallbladder) scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Neuroendocrine gallium nuclear scan
- PET scan (FDG)
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Abdomen X-ray
- Barium enema
- Barium enema with air contrast
- Blood tests
- Colonoscopy
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Evacuation proctogram (defecography)
- Fistulagram - abdominal
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Intestinal contrast studies
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Pouchography
- Radiology studies
- Stool studies
- Ultrasound
- Upper GI tract series or study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video capsule endoscopy
Small Bowel Disease
- Abdomen X-ray
- Blood tests
- Colonoscopy
- Computed tomography scans (CT)
- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy)
- Endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagram (barium swallow)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Stool studies
- Ultrasound
- Upper GI tract series or study
- Upper GI with small bowel examination
- Video capsule endoscopy
- Video swallow study
- Wireless capsule endoscopy
Still Have Questions or Need Help?
Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771), 24 hours a day. You also can have us call you back at your convenience or send a message.