Simjee, A. E.Peer, Fawzia Ismail2017-11-152017-11-152001118120http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2797Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Radiography, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2001.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Carbon-14 Urea Breath Test e4C-UBT) and histology for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) in terms of cost-effectiveness and patient perceptions. It was hypothesized that the 14C_UBTwas more cost-effective and more easily tolerated than a histological analysis of a biopsy specimen obtained on endoscopy for H pylori detection98 penRadiographyHistologyDiagnosisThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2797