Barium shots
Tight filling shows the contours and shape of the organ (the ulcer niche protrudes beyond the contour, the tumor creates a filling defect with breakage of the folds), double contrast straightens the walls with a thin layer of barium and reveals early changes in the relief of the mucosa. Standard view series remain valuable for documenting pyloric stenoses, bulbar cicatricial deformities, large hernias, and for patients in whom endoscopy is contraindicated or intolerable. Based on the results, the gastroenterologist determines the need for gastroscopy with biopsy.
Indications
- acute abdominal pain - exclusion of obstruction and perforation (survey image);
- dysphagia, stomach pain, suspicion of an ulcer and tumor—scopy/barium graph;
- injuries and pain in the pelvic area - photographs of the pelvic bones;
- fistulas after operations and inflammation - fistulography;
- control of the chest organs in motion (diaphragm, mediastinum).
Copy and graphics
X-ray is a picture that records the condition of an organ; fluoroscopy - real-time observation showing motility: peristalsis of the stomach and intestines, mobility of the diaphragm, the passage of barium through the esophagus and pylorus. Therefore, for functional tasks (impaired swallowing, gastric evacuation, suspected dynamic obstruction), a copy is used, and to document the morphology (ulcer niche, filling defect in a tumor, mucosal relief) a series of targeted images is used; often methods are combined in one study.
