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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2016; 37(04): 223-226
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.195740
REVIEW ARTICLE

Status of barium studies in the present era of oncology: Are they a history?

Abhishek Mahajan
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Subash Desai
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Nilesh Pandurang Sable
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Meenakshi Haresh Thakur
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

With the advent of the modern imaging technologies, the present era of oncology is seeing steady decline in requests for barium studies due to the many reasons. It is prudent to mention here, that, barium examinations cannot be made obsolete! Our aim to preserve the age old technique of barium studies not only to keep it going on but also for the betterment and appropriate management of the patient. Our goal is not to “save” barium studies simply to keep this technology alive, per se, but rather to preserve barium radiology for the quality in patient care.

Keywords

Digestive system - forecasting - oncology - radiography - radiography/trends


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12. Juli 2021

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