A pale, soft, alkaline metallic element; a radiopaque barium (barium sulfate) compound commonly used in radiographic studies of the gastrointestinal tract.
A chemical element, forming poisonous compounds, used as a contrast medium when taking X-ray photographs of soft tissue.
A radiopaque mineral used in the X-ray examination of the gastrointestinal tract.
Element, compounds of which (particularly barium sulfate) are used for diagnostic purposes in medicine. When swallowed or introduced via enema into the gastrointestinal tract, barium compounds present a contrast on X-ray film, thus outlining various anatomic structures.
In the realm of specific radiological investigations, there exists a compound that finds application in augmenting the discernibility of anatomical formations, bestowing them with a heightened level of visual clarity.