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[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

If it was an x-ray, isn't it a little weird to use a radioactive probe (or contrast agent)? I thought that for GI things it was usually a just contrast agent that absorbs x-rays really well... barium or some shit.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

You're correct, it's a barium solution. I've drank it myself, it's moderately gross.

It was probably a contrast agent like you said, I don't have any kind of medical background, I just know that it lit up under imaging and the med nerds thought it was interesting, lol.