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    This document provides positioning guidelines for a barium meal exam: 1) It describes various patient positions including supine, prone, left lateral decubitus, and right anterior oblique, and specifies positioning of the arms, legs, and location of the central ray for each view. 2) It lists common gastrointestinal conditions that may be identified with a barium meal including ulcers, hernias, tumors, and obstructions. 3) It provides an overview of the stomach and duodenal anatomy and how barium distributes throughout the gastrointestinal tract during the exam.

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    This document provides positioning guidelines for a barium meal exam: 1) It describes various patient positions including supine, prone, left lateral decubitus, and right anterior oblique, and specifies positioning of the arms, legs, and location of the central ray for each view. 2) It lists common gastrointestinal conditions that may be identified with a barium meal including ulcers, hernias, tumors, and obstructions. 3) It provides an overview of the stomach and duodenal anatomy and how barium distributes throughout the gastrointestinal tract during the exam.

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    PA AP RL LPO RAO: Barium Meal

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    This document provides positioning guidelines for a barium meal exam: 1) It describes various patient positions including supine, prone, left lateral decubitus, and right anterior oblique, and specifies positioning of the arms, legs, and location of the central ray for each view. 2) It lists common gastrointestinal conditions that may be identified with a barium meal including ulcers, hernias, tumors, and obstructions. 3) It provides an overview of the stomach and duodenal anatomy and how barium distributes throughout the gastrointestinal tract during the exam.

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    Barium meal

    RAO LPO RL AP PA

     Left side raised • Patient in  Patient lies • Patient in • Patient in


    40-70degrees supine in true supine prone
    position lateral arms beside position
     Rt arm placed position RT the trunk. with the
    down, and the • Right side side on the arms beside
    left arm flexed at raised 30-60 table • Shoulder the head
    elbow and placed degrees and hips
    beside patient’s  Arms over are not • Body is not
    head. • Right knee the head rotated. rotated.
    flexed to and knees
     Left knee flexed support the flexed • Direct the • Direct the
    to support the patient. CR to level CR to level
    patient.  The L1 mid-way L2 and one
    • CR directed shoulder between inch left of
     CR directed to the to the level of and hip in midline and spine.
    level of L2. L2 midway true lateral left lateral
    between position. margin. • Respiration:
     Respiration: xiphoid tip suspended
    suspended after and lower  CR directed • Respiration: after
    expiration. lateral margin to the level suspended expiration.
    of ribs. of lower after
     Apply proper costal expiration. • Apply
    shielding and • Respiration:  margin and proper
    collimation. suspended 5 cm • Apply shielding
    after anterior to proper and
    expiration. coronal shielding collimation
    plane. and
    • Apply proper collimation
    shielding and  Respiration:
    collimation. suspended
    after
    expiration.

     Apply
    proper
    shielding
    and
    collimation
    Barium meal
    PA AP R Lateral LPO RAO

    AP
    Trendelenburg
    Barium meal

    MALIGNANT GASTRIC ULCER

    HIATUS HERNIA

    GASTRIC VOLVULUS

    GIT DIVERTICULUM

    HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS


    Barium meal

    TRICHOBAZAR

    CA HEAD OF PANCREAS

    DUODENAL ULCER

    DOUBLE CONTAST STUDY

    Distribution of the Barium


    Barium meal

    Body Habitus

    Duodenum Stomach

    Upper GI series
    Barium meal Indications

     Dyspepsia.
    Barium meal

     Weight loss.
     Upper abdominal mass.
     Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
     Partial obstruction.
     Peptic ulcer.
     Duodenal ulcer.
     Pyloric stenosis.
     Gastritis.
     Carcinoma of stomach.
     Hiatus hernia.
     Gastric reflux.

    SINGLECONTRAST DOUBLECONTRAST

    FUNDUS SUPINE PRONE RT SIDE DOWN

    BODY ERECT OR SUPINE WITH HEAD SIDE


    PRONE ELEVATION

    ANTRUM, PRONE RT SUPINE RT SIDE UP


    PYLORUS DOWN
    D1,C LOOP PRONE RT SUPINE RT SIDE UP
    DOWN
    D4 SUPINE PRONE RT SIDE DOWN

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