Question

Which of the following is useful in diagnosing stomach in X-ray picture?

• A. $Mg(OH{)}_2$
• B. $BaS{O}_4$
• C. $N{a}_{2}C{O}_3$
• D. $Ba(OH{)}_2$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $BaS{O}_4$

A suspension of Barium sulphate $\left(BaS{O}_4\right)$, 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.