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fluoroscopy Audio
[ floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh- ]
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Radiographic imaging procedure
Definitions related to fluoroscopy:
  • A test that gives moving images of the inside of the body; could be likened to an x-ray movie.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • An imaging technique that produces real-time, moving images of tissues and deep structures of the body using the fluoroscope, a device that produces an image when X-rays strike a fluorescent screen.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Examination of the tissues and deep structures of the body by x-ray, using the fluoroscope, a device that produces an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Fluoroscopy is a technique that employs x-rays to generate real-time still images or video of a patient's body. It is a commonly used medical technique that helps physicians with a wide variety of diagnostic and interventional procedures.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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