Fluoroscopy Exams

Overview

Fluoroscopy uses a continuous beam of X-rays to evaluate structures and movement within the body, such as blood traveling through a blood vessel, the diaphragm moving up and down, or food moving through the digestive tract. It also can be used to help a health professional locate a foreign object in the body, position a catheter or needle for a procedure, or realign a broken bone.

Fluoroscopy can deliver more radiation than conventional X-rays. A contrast (dye) that shows up on X-rays can be injected or swallowed during fluoroscopy to outline blood vessels or organs.

Fluoroscopy usually is done during other diagnostic procedures. For example, fluoroscopy is done during cardiac catheterization to evaluate the condition of the coronary arteries and the flow of blood through them. Fluoroscopy may also be used to evaluate the condition of the urinary tract or (during an upper gastrointestinal series ) the digestive tract.

• Cystogram
  A cystogram consists of having contrast injected into the bladder through a catheter inserted into the urethra.
• Esophagus
  
• Small Bowel Series
  
• Lower GI Series
  
• Upper GI Series