The purpose/application of fluoroscopy in the medicine/ health field.
Fluoroscopy is an imaging system, it can create a moving picture of what is going on inside the body.
It displays several images per second by using X-ray technology, fluoroscopy is commonly used by doctors as a diagnostic tool. Since this product shows the patients' internal structure, it can be used to search for symptoms of diseases. Fluoroscopy can also be used as a guide while conducting surgeries. Some internal structures that can be viewed are bones, lunges, heart, kidneys etc. The device used in flurosocopy is called fluoroscope and sometimes C-arm.
Fluoroscopy is an imaging system, it can create a moving picture of what is going on inside the body.
It displays several images per second by using X-ray technology, fluoroscopy is commonly used by doctors as a diagnostic tool. Since this product shows the patients' internal structure, it can be used to search for symptoms of diseases. Fluoroscopy can also be used as a guide while conducting surgeries. Some internal structures that can be viewed are bones, lunges, heart, kidneys etc. The device used in flurosocopy is called fluoroscope and sometimes C-arm.
One specific situation when the fluoroscope is used is when conducting a cardiac catheterization which is a procedure used to diagnose heart problems. It allows the physician to see the blood is moving through the blood vessels and if there are any blockages. Fluoroscopy can be used in any part of the body but sometimes a dye or contrast is used to help medical experts visualize how certain fluids are traveling throughout the body. However, a patient undergoing fluroscopy will be given a IV so that the dye can manage directly into his/her bloodstream. Another example is when it is used to view the large intestines, it see if there are any problems. This is called Barium x-rays, this could be performed for a variety of reasons some are diarrhea, constipation, lower abdominal pain etc. Orthopedic fluoroscopy is used to check if your bone tissues are in good conditions.
A negative factor of fluroscopic procedures is that it may have high radiation dose. However, this depends on the type of examination, the patient size, the equipment, the technique and many other factors. However, the radiation dose can be decreased by using reduced techniques while the fluroscopic procedures.
A negative factor of fluroscopic procedures is that it may have high radiation dose. However, this depends on the type of examination, the patient size, the equipment, the technique and many other factors. However, the radiation dose can be decreased by using reduced techniques while the fluroscopic procedures.