A white, mild tasting contrast used to aid in the visualization of the gastrointestinal tract.
CAS Number: 7440-39-3. A silvery-white metal found in nature. Barium enters the environment during the mining, refining, and production of barium compounds, and from the burning of coal and oil. Barium compounds are used by the oil and gas industries to make drilling muds. Barium sulfate is sometimes used by doctors to perform medical tests and to take barium-rays of the stomach. Chemical formula = Ba. Molecular weight = 137.34 g/mol.
Metallic element commonly used as a contrast medium in radiology, particularly useful for examining disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The barium is first swallowed by the patient and X-ray films are then taken. The general structure and movements of the gastrointestinal tract become visible owing to the inability of the X-ray beam to penetrate the contrast medium.
Barium is actually a soft, white metal. Barium sulphate is used for X-rays of the digestive system. It is given as a white liquid drink (barium meal) or into the back passage (barium enema). X-rays cannot go through it, so when the X-ray pictures are taken, the outline of the stomach or bowel shows up on the X-ray.
The heaviest of the stable alkaline earths, it is a soft, silver-grey metal. It is used in various alloys, paints, soap, paper, rubber, ceramics, glass, insecticides, oil and gas well drilling muds, fireworks, lubricating oil, and steel hardening. It is naturally abundant in nature and is found in plant and animal tissue. Ingestion of barium or some of its compounds can cause muscular problems, and it can accumulate in the skeleton.
A liquid containing barium sulfate that is used in x-rays/CT scans to highlight parts of the digestive system.
A chalky substance used in x-ray studies of the digestive tract to highlight abnormalities.
a procedure (done through a special x-ray) for
The main ingredient of barium sulfate, given by mouth or rectum to patients undergoing one or more of the tests in the barium studies. Barium sulfate outlines the hollow organs of the digestive tract and makes them visible on x-ray images and under the fluoroscope.
A white substance which shows up on X-rays and can be swallowed to outline the stomach (Barium meal) or introduced via the anus to outline the colon (Barium enema).
A harmless metallic chemical unaffected by x-rays, used to provide an outline image on x-ray film.
a liquid that is taken orally or rectally that allows a doctor to see the small intestines and/or large bowel on an X-ray.
Chalky material used when performing certain types of X-ray tests. This material shows up on X-rays and can be used to demonstrate abnormalities of certain internal organs.
radio-opaque element used in x-ray visualization of the intestine
A chalky liquid which outlines various parts of the digestive tract on an X-ray. It is not absorbed by the body. It is used to study the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large bowel.
A white liquid used by radiologists to outline the inside of the GI tract so that x-rays may be obtained.
a metallic chemical (chalky liquid) used to coat the inside of the organs so that they will show up on an x-ray.
Discovered in 1808, barium is an alkaline earth metal found in nature only in combination with other elements. When refined, it is a soft, silvery-white metallic element. In addition to serving as an opaque medium in x-ray analysis of the digestive tract, barium compounds are also used as pigments and fillers in paper and rubber. In metallurgy, barium is frequently used as a carrier for radium. It is used in certain alloys, in vacuum tubes to perfect the vacuum, and in copper refining.
Barium is a liquid that can be seen on x-ray. It is used to obtain pictures of the stomach (upper GI series), the entire small bowel (small bowel follow through), or lower bowel (barium enema).
A metallic element belonging to the alkaline earths with an atomic number of 56 and an atomic weight of 137.34. The symbol for barium is Ba. In medicine, refers to a chalky solution of barium used to coat the inside of organs so that they will show up on an x-ray. See also: Barium enema; Barium swallow.
Dense, radiopaque liquid suspension used as contrast agent in some gastrointestinal x-ray studies
A chalky liquid used to coat the inside of bowels that can be detected on an x-ray. Barrett's Esophagus Peptic ulcer of the lower esophagus.
A metal used as barium sulphate (BaSO4) as a contrast medium for X-ray examinations of the stomach and guts. Barium sulphate in this context is often just called "barium". Barium sulphate is drunk as a thick white "slush", or, if the lower gut (rectum and/or colon) is to be examined, given as an enema.
an element which is opaque to x-rays, meaning x-rays cannot pass through. Barium is used in some x-ray procedures in the form of a water based suspension which coats surfaces. See, for example, barium meal.
Chemical swallowed to show status of internal organs such as stomach.
A liquid containing barium sulfate that is used for some x-rays (i.e. barium enema) to make certain body parts more visible in the x-ray images.
(BAIR-ee-um) A chalky liquid used to coat the inside of organs so that they will show up on an x-ray.
Barium (IPA: ) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. Barium is soft silvery metallic alkaline earth metal. It is never found in nature in its pure form due to its reactivity with air.