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A barium swallow test (cine esophagram, swallowing study, esophagography, modified barium swallow study, video fluoroscopy swallow study) is a special type of imaging test that uses barium and X-rays to create images of your upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
To do a barium swallow, you swallow a chalky white substance known as barium. It’s often mixed with water to make a thick drink that looks like a milkshake. When it’s swallowed, this...
An esophagram is a kind of X-ray that takes video images of your esophagus in action. It’s also called a barium swallow test. During the procedure, you swallow a barium contrast solution. The fluoroscopic X-ray beam visualizes your throat and esophagus while you swallow.
A barium swallow test is a procedure to examine the esophagus, stomach, and GI tract to diagnose digestive diseases. Read about side effects and preparation.
Procedure. Associated tests. A barium swallow is a type of test used to look inside the esophagus, or food pipe. A doctor might recommend this test if they need to look at the outline...
Current and accurate information for patients about the upper GI x-ray exam (sometimes called an esophagram or barium swallow). Learn what you might experience, how to prepare, benefits, risks and much more.
A barium swallow can help diagnose diseases and conditions such as GERD, ulcers, dysphagia, hiatal hernia, achalasia, tumors or cancers. As you swallow the barium contrast, a series of X-rays or an X-ray video (fluoroscopy) will show the barium moving through your upper GI tract.
Barium swallow is a dedicated test of the pharynx, esophagus, and proximal stomach, and may be performed as a single or double contrast study. The study is often "modified" to suit the history and symptoms of the individual patient, but it is often useful to evaluate the entire pathway from the lips to the gastric fundus.
A barium swallow is an imaging test that uses X-rays to look at your upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract above your stomach. This includes the back of your mouth and throat (pharynx) and your esophagus. You may have just a barium swallow. Or this test may be done as part of an upper GI series.
A barium swallow is used to see what happens when you swallow and to help diagnose conditions that affect the throat, esophagus, stomach, and first part the small intestine. These conditions can include: Ulcers. GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), a condition in which contents of the stomach leak backward into the esophagus.