barium contrast medium

barium contrast medium
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  • contrast medium — n a substance (as a solution of iodine or suspension of barium sulfate) comparatively opaque to X rays that is introduced into the body (as by injection or swallowing) to contrast an internal part (as the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, or blood …   Medical dictionary

  • contrast medium — contrast agent a substance administered to enhance the visibility of structures (i.e. increase the contrast) during imaging. In radiography a positive contrast agent (e.g. barium sulphate or a water soluble iodine containing compound) increases… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Contrast medium — A medical contrast medium (or contrast agent) is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging.[1] It is commonly used to enhance the visibility of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract …   Wikipedia

  • contrast medium — Med. a radiopaque substance injected into a part of the body, as the stomach or duodenum, to provide a contrasting background for the tissues in an x ray or fluoroscopic examination. [1950 55] * * * Substance comparatively opaque to X rays, which …   Universalium

  • contrast medium — noun Any substance, such as barium sulfate, used in radiography to increase the visibility of internal structures …   Wiktionary

  • Barium enema — A series of x rays of the lower intestine (colon) and rectum that are taken after the patient is given an enema with a white, chalky solution that contains barium. The barium outlines the intestines on the x rays. These x rays permit the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Barium swallow — Diagnostics ICD 9 CM 87.61 …   Wikipedia

  • Contrast-enhanced ultrasound — (CEUS) is the application of ultrasound contrast medium to traditional medical sonography. Ultrasound contrast agents rely on the different ways in which sound waves are reflected from interfaces between substances. This may be the surface of a… …   Wikipedia

  • barium sulfate — n a colorless crystalline insoluble salt BaSO4 occurring in nature as barite and used medically chiefly as a radiopaque substance * * * [USP] BaSO4, an odorless fine white powder used as a contrast medium in radiography of the digestive tract.… …   Medical dictionary

  • Barium meal — A barium meal, also known as an upper gastrointestinal series is a procedure in which radiographs of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum are taken after barium sulfate is ingested by a patient. Barium meals are useful in the diagnosis of… …   Wikipedia

  • Barium follow-through — A barium follow through procedure is a type of medical imaging technique. It is used to evaluate the presence of disease in a person s small intestine.ExaminationThe patient drinks a contrast medium containing barium sulfate. This contrast medium …   Wikipedia

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