What Is an Upper GI Series? An upper GI series is a group of X-ray tests that look at your GI tract -- your food pipe (the esophagus), stomach, and the first part of your small intestine (the duodenum ...
A barium meal is a diagnostic test used to detect abnormalities of the esophagus, stomach and small bowel using X-ray imaging. X-rays can only highlight bone and other radio-opaque tissues and would ...
To assess prospective accuracy and clarify indications for diagnostic study, 45 patients suspected clinically of having pancreatic disease were studied by conventional barium examination of the upper ...