Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise,
Idaho. All rights reserved.
Barium flows through a tube placed in the person’s rectum. The
radiologist uses fluoroscopy to monitor the passage of the barium through the
colon and to help position the person for X-ray images.
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By
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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Kathleen Romito, MD - Family 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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April 25, 2011 |