File:Lung - Barium Aspiration (49259683028).jpg
.jpg){kind=small}
Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 240 pixels | 640 × 480 pixels | 1,024 × 768 pixels | 1,280 × 960 pixels | 2,560 × 1,920 pixels.
Original file (2,560 × 1,920 pixels, file size: 3.2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| Description |
Aspirated, crushed barium sulphate (black-appearing material) in an airway and adjacent lung parenchyma. Barium sulphate is widely used for radiographic diagnosis of lesions in the GI tract. Small and, generally, non-birefringent crystals with smooth edges that are produced by a precipitation technique, are mainly used for studies of the colon. Crushing the naturally occurring compound produces large, birefringent, rhomboidal crystals which have rough edges. Crushed BaSO4 is used primarily for studies of the esophagus and stomach because the rough edges of the particles facilitate mucosal adherence. Small quantities of birefringent, crushed barium sulphate are sometimes added to precipitated commercial suspensions to enhance radiological contrast. This would explain why, in the experience of some, precipitated BaSO4 used for barium enemas exhibits birefringence while, in the experience of most, it does not. |
| Date | |
| Source | Lung - Barium Aspiration |
| Author | Atlas of Medical Foreign Bodies |
Licensing
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Y. Rosen, MD at https://flickr.com/photos/158161000@N04/49259683028. It was reviewed on 15 February 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 19:46, 15 February 2021 | | 2,560 × 1,920 (3.2 MB) | Netha Hussain | Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons |
File usage
No pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed).
.jpg){kind=link}