Radiographic Barium Contrast of the Gastrointestinal of The Dog Techniques and diseases

Abstract

This work was performed to discuss and the importance of contrast radiographic techniques for diagnosis of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of the dog. The application of the barium contrasts give useful results for detection of gastrointestinal diseases in dog such as dilation, tumor, inflammation, obstruction, torsion, ulcer ,intussusception, pneumo-colon and diverticulum. The most common used contrast agent is the barium sulphate. Although the x-ray is a good diagnostic method for diseases, it has many radiation hazards for both animals and human beings. Key words: Radiography, Contrast studies, Barium sulphate, Small animals