X-ray contrast formulations and method for their use in the visualization of the GI tract.

摘要

An orally or rectally administrable X-ray contrast formulation for X-ray examination of the gastrointestinal tract comprising: an X-ray contrast agent having the formula wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and n is 1 to 5; the X-ray contrast agent being in the form of an aqueous dispersion in the formulation and a method for its use in diagnostic radiology of the gastrointestinal tract. The preferred contrast agent is the sec-octyl ether of 2,4,6-triiodophenol.