Double-contrast barium enema Double-contrast barium enema A double-contrast barium enema is a form of contrast radiography in which x-rays of the colon and rectum are taken using two forms of contrast to make the structures easier to see. A liquid containing barium (that is, a radiocontrast agent) is put into the rectum. Barium is a silver-white metallic compound that outlines the colon and rectum on an x-ray and helps show abnormalities. Air is also put into the rectum and colon to further enhance the x-ray. Double-contrast barium enemas are less invasive than a colonoscopy and have comparatively fewer issues in a viable large
Colon (rhetoric) Colon (rhetoric) A colon (from Greek: , "pl." , "cola") is a rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. In Latin, it is called a "membrum" or "membrum orationis". Sentences consisting of two cola are called "dicola"; those with three are "tricola". The corresponding adjectives are "dicolic" and "tricolic"; "colic" is not used in this sense. In writing, these cola are often separated by colons. An isocolon is a sentence composed of cola of equal syllabic length. The Septuagint used this system in the poetic books such as the Psalms. When Jerome translated the