Principles of Barium meal A barium meal is a diagnostic test used to detect abnormalities of the esophagus, stomach and small bowel using X-ray imaging. X-rays can only highlight bone and other ...

This is an investigation that allows visualisation of the oesophagus, stomach and first part of the small bowel (duodenum) with the use of X-rays and a contrast medium called barium. Under normal ...

Images are made by using a special form of X-ray called fluoroscopy and a contrast material such as barium that you take by mouth. Fluoroscopy makes it possible to see internal organs in motion.

Exposures to barium meal, barium enema, hip x-rays, leg x-rays and intravenous pyelogram (IVP) were considered. Exposures to barium enema (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.06, 95% confidence interval ...

Antispasmodics, such as glucagon and anticholinergic agents, improve the diagnostic accuracy of double-contrast barium meal examinations (DCBMs); however, they have been associated with adverse ...