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When you have a ct scan why do you need to drink barium sulfate suspension?
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Gastrograffin: You do not drink barium for a ct scan, only fluoroscopy exams. Barium is too dense for ct. For a ct you drink gastrograffin in order to highlight the bowel and allow differentiation between bowel and other structures.
Answered 7/28/2018
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