Diagnostic Procedure
fluoroscopy
[ floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh- ]
Subclass of:
Radiographic imaging procedure
Definitions related to fluoroscopy:
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A test that gives moving images of the inside of the body; could be likened to an x-ray movie.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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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 TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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 ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.WebMD, 2019
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