Barium swallow
Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise,
Idaho. All rights reserved.
This person is drinking liquid barium before having a barium
swallow study. The radiologist watches a video screen to follow the movement of the
barium through the esophagus and to know when to take an X-ray picture.
Credits
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine | | Specialist Medical Reviewer | Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology | | Last Updated | November 4, 2008 |
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Last Updated: November 4, 2008 |
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Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology |
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