"Barium Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 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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The utility of the contrast enema in neonates with suspected Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 50(6):963-6.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria colorectal cancer screening. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 Jun; 11(6):543-51.
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A review of clinical practice guidelines for reflux disease: toward creating a clinical protocol for the otolaryngologist. Laryngoscope. 2011 Apr; 121(4):717-23.
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Bowel preparation and colonoscopy technique to detect non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2010 Jul; 20(3):437-48.
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Effect of induction chemotherapy on speech and swallowing function in patients with oral tongue cancer. Head Neck. 2009 May; 31(5):611-7.
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Functional analysis of swallowing outcomes after supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Head Neck. 2008 May; 30(5):559-66.
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Small bowel obstruction: the value of coronal reformatted images from 16-multidetector computed tomography--a clinicoradiological perspective. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Jan-Feb; 32(1):23-31.
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The use of screening colonoscopy for patients cared for by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Nov 13; 166(20):2202-8.
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Prospective comparison of patient experience with colon imaging tests. Am J Med. 2006 Sep; 119(9):791-9.