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US
/ˌfɫɔˈɹɑskəpi, ˌfɫʊˈɹɑskəpi/
]
NOUN
- examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
How To Use fluoroscopy In A Sentence
- A transformer boosted the tube voltage to about 50 000 V, and x-ray imaging was done by both fluoroscopy and photography.
- The radiologist uses fluoroscopy for a total of 10 to 15 minutes during the entire procedure, and the exposure is intermittent.
- David banked the gurney right into the fluoroscopy suite, and he and Diane donned leads to protect themselves from the radiation. DO NO HARM
- Moving and holding the C-arm unit during fluoroscopy exposes the surgeon's fingers to high dosages of radiation.
- However, unlike conventional fluoroscopy, CT fluoroscopy employs a tightly collimated beam that confines the skin dose to a narrow area.
- More than 40 procedures have been performed in St. John's new hybrid room, which has a robotic surgery system and cutting-edge fluoroscopy machine that allows doctors to immediately view X-ray pictures taken of structures inside the body during an operation. Hybrid operating rooms pull double duty at hospitals
- The plain chest radiography was abnormal in 30.2 % of the patients and abnormal fluoroscopy in 26.5 %.
- The x-ray teams were aware, to some extent, of the danger to themselves from radiation exposure, particularly from fluoroscopy.
- In fluoroscopy, a moving picture of the body is seen as the test is performed and is recorded on videotape or as still images.
- This procedure occurs in Interventional Radiology because these joints are difficult to locate, and the doctor must use ultrasound, live X-ray (fluoroscopy) or CT scan for guidance. Therapeutic Joint Injections