Digestive Tract X Ray

The x ray is beamed to a special machine that converts it to a video and sends it to a tv like monitor.
Digestive tract x ray. X ray studies using barium often provide more information than standard x rays. Gastrointestinal examinations are usually called either upper gi or lower gi depending on the organs that are to be studied. During the examination a special type of x ray camera sends beams of radiation through the upper gi tract while a child drinks a thick liquid barium sulfate and images are recorded on a.
It s also called an upper gi series. X rays are taken after a person swallows barium in a flavored liquid mixture or as barium coated food. This lets your radiologist follow the barium or iodine through your gi tract.