Fluoroscopy

Fluoroscopy is a type of medical imaging that shows a continuous X-ray image on a monitor and is known as cine-radiography. Fluoroscopy is used in a wide variety of examinations and procedures to diagnose or treat patients. Some fluoroscopy procedures may be performed as outpatient procedures while the patient is awake – for example, barium swallow, i.e. upper gastrointestinal series to examine the esophagus, barium meal and barium follow-through, i.e., stomach and small intestine, or barium enema to examine the colon. IVU/IVP to examine the urinary system; sinogram/fistulogram to examine abnormal passages within the body.