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.
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By
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
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Last Revised
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March 7, 2012 |