"Barium Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.
| Descriptor ID |
D001466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.103.075 D01.875.800.800.850.075
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Barium Sulfate" by people in Profiles.
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Improvement in the diagnostic evaluation of a positive fecal occult blood test in an integrated health care organization. Med Care. 2008 Sep; 46(9 Suppl 1):S91-6.
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Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology. CA Cancer J Clin. 2008 May-Jun; 58(3):130-60.
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Colorectal cancer screening: new opportunities. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 1999 Oct; 8(4):673-91, vi-vii.