Physics A-Level
X-ray opaque contrast medium
What X-ray opaque contrast medium means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A material used to enhance contrast in a chosen organ, as illustrated by the barium meal technique.
Topics that use X-ray opaque contrast medium
- Image detection and enhancement (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Barium meal
- Clinical workflow and data storage
- Contrast enhancement
- Digital versus analogue imaging
- dose reduction
- electronic scanning
- fluoroscopic image intensification
- Image quality and contrast resolution
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