fluoroscopy

Examples

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• A fluoroscopy system is fundamentally a video X-ray machine, capable of taking continuous pictures of an object using only a small X-ray dose (box 1).

  Academic text (2004)

• Two of the most common instrument-based examinations that guide the dietary and behavioral management of patients with dysphagia are fluoroscopy and endoscopy.

  Academic text (2001)

• Images are taken using both fluoroscopy and radiography and can be coupled to a CT examination as indicated below.

  Academic text (2006)

• The type of fluoroscopy used in that study was a modified barium swallow (MBS) procedure.

  Academic text (2001)

• The percutaneous discectomy is done under fluoroscopy with a cannula inserted through the flank area.

  Academic text (2005)

• Instead of acquiring the image on a film, fluoroscopy relies on X-ray detector systems capable of producing real-time images, which are then displayed on a monitor.

  Academic text (2004)

• Fluoroscopy is commonly used in angiography for studying blood vessels in the brain or guiding catheters (Lipsitz et al. 2003).

  Academic text (2004)

• A recent study compared pneumonia outcomes among non-cancer patients with dysphagia who were diagnosed and managed on the basis of the results of randomly assigned fluoroscopy or endoscopy.

  Academic text (2001)

• The distal esophagus was dilated with a balloon to 18 mm; this caused some superficial mucosal tearing, but no evidence of perforation was seen on subsequent fluoroscopy.

  Academic text (2009)

• The doctor used fluoroscopy to observe the patient's digestive tract in real-time during the examination.

Synonyms

R

radioscopy

vsfluoroscopy

• Specialized

8.6

A medical check that uses X-rays to look inside the body for problems

focuses on producing real time moving images during examination

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Morphology

Etymology