"Barium Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.
| Descriptor ID |
D001466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.103.075 D01.875.800.800.850.075
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Barium Sulfate" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of two small bowel distending agents for enterography in pediatric small bowel imaging. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 10; 44(10):3252-3262.
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Evaluation of Patient Tolerance and Small-Bowel Distention With a New Small-Bowel Distending Agent for Enterography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 May; 206(5):994-1002.
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Improving colorectal cancer screening in family medicine: an Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network (OKPRN) study. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Sep-Oct; 26(5):498-507.
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Dysphagia after chemoradiation: analysis by modified barium swallow. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Nov; 116(11):837-41.
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The use of noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure associated with oral contrast aspiration pneumonitis. Respir Care. 2000 May; 45(5):494-6.
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Sensitivity of single contrast barium enema with regard to colorectal disease as diagnosed by colonoscopy. Eur J Radiol. 1982 Nov; 2(4):290-2.