What is fluoroscopy? Fluoroscopy is a study of moving body
structures--similar to an X-ray "movie." A continuous X-ray beam
is passed through the body part being examined, and is
transmitted to a TV-like monitor so that the body part and its
motion can be seen in detail. Fluoroscopy, as an imaging tool,
enables doctors to look at many body systems, including the
skeletal, digestive, urinary, respiratory, and reproductive
systems. Fluoroscopy may be performed to evaluate specific areas
of the body, including the bones, muscles, and joints, as well
as solid organs such as the heart, lung, or kidneys. Fluoroscopy
is used in many types of examinations and procedures, such as
barium X-rays, cardiac catheterization, arthrography
(visualization of a joint or joints), lumbar puncture, placement
of intravenous (IV) catheters (hollow tubes inserted into veins
or arteries), intravenous pyelogram, hysterosalpingogram, and
biopsies. Fluoroscopy may be used alone as a diagnostic
procedure, or may be used in conjunction wit