Two kinds of gastric images of 85 examinees were compared in order to study the procedure of giving barium meal and forming agents The more recent images were obtained with examinees given a barium meal followed by a forming agent, whereas the other images were of the same examinees obtained the previous year, with the foaming agent given before the barium meal. Results showed that when the barium meal was given first, the mucous membrane of the stomach was imaged better. In contrast, when the forming agent was given first, sodium tartrate, derived from the foaming agent, was considered to cover the mucous membrane and physically to prevent the barium meal from clinging to the membrane.