Which of the following is useful in diagnosing stomach in X-ray picture?
A
Mg(OH)2
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B
BaSO4
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C
Na2CO3
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D
Ba(OH)2
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Solution
The correct option is BBaSO4 A suspension of Barium sulphate (BaSO4), a chalky powder, is ingested in to patient at the time of X-ray. Barium coated areas of the digestive tract then appear on an X-ray as white.