Fluoroscopy shows that on swallowing, the barium column moves down the esophagus. Such barium movement occurs largely due to passive forces in the esophagus and is very marked in the upright position.

This sixty-nine-year-old man had suffered from intermittent dysphagia for four years. After a bread-barium swallow (not shown here), he complained of dysphagia, and the bread could not be seen ...

What is Upper Gastrointestinal Series? An upper gastrointestinal series (UGI) is the series which looks at the upper and middle sections of the gastrointestinal tract. Barium contrast material, ...

The growth of fluoroscopic imaging in cardiovascular and orthopedic interventional procedures is raising fears that institutional safety protocols are not adequate to protect medical staff from ...