"Barium Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Barium Sulfate" by people in Profiles.
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Fluoroscopy Time of Radiologist-Monitored Modified Barium Swallow Exams in Oncology: A 3-year Single Institution Retrospective Study. Dysphagia. 2025 Oct; 40(5):1240-1249.
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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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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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Clinical quiz. Diagnosis: fibrosing colonopathy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006 Mar; 42(3):339-41.
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Diagnostic criteria of colospasm at barium enema examination. Acta Radiol. 2002 Nov; 43(6):629-30.
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Feasibility and outcome of endoscopic staple-assisted esophagodiverticulostomy for Zenker's diverticulum. Laryngoscope. 2001 Sep; 111(9):1506-8.
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A retrospective analysis of airway endoscopy in patients less than 1-month old. Laryngoscope. 1998 Nov; 108(11 Pt 1):1724-8.
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The location of the prostatic apex on retrograde urethrography and its relationship to the bottom of the ischial tuberosities. Am J Clin Oncol. 1997 Oct; 20(5):479-83.