Barium pharyngography: comparison of single and double contrast.
In 119 patients referred for barium pharyngography, both single- and double-contrast examinations were performed. The air-contrast examinations were easier to perform and yielded fewer suboptimal studies than the single-contrast examinations. Neither technique proved to be sensitive in the detection of lesions in the oral cavity, but for lesions in the pharynx, the air-contrast technique had a higher sensitivity (87% vs. 33%) and overall accuracy (94% vs. 84%) than the combination of single-contrast radiography and videotaped fluoroscopy. Single-contrast films provided no further information than the combination of the air-contrast views and the videotaped fluoroscopy. The air-contrast examination was clinically helpful in those patients in whom indirect laryngoscopy was difficult.
D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D001466:Barium Sulfate