Advanced Fluoroscopy: Real-Time Imaging Redefining Diagnosis & Treatment at Yashoda Hospitals

Unlike traditional X-ray techniques that produce images in a single instant with a small dose of radiation, fluoroscopy uses radiation pulses to create real-time images of the various moving body systems as a video appearance. This advanced diagnostic imaging technique is used to diagnose various conditions.

Yashoda Institute of Radiology and Imaging is a synergy of advanced radioimaging facilities, skilled radiologists, and technicians to offer the referring doctors and the patients an overall assessment of suspected diseases or anomalies.

Diagnostic radiologists use the latest technological advances in radiation to support physicians and surgeons across multidisciplinary institutes in Yashoda Hospitals with diagnostic procedures such as fluoroscopy, myelography, etc.

Uses of Flouroscopy:

• Fluoroscopy is used in barium swallow to assess upper gastric issues related to the mouth, esophagus, and stomach, including tumors, hernias, and gastric ulcers.
• To assess conditions pertaining to the colon and rectum, such as ulcerative colitis and colon cancer, a barium enema involving fluoroscopy is opted.
• To direct spinal injections or any spine surgery, to assess the state of recovery after spine surgery, and in spinal diagnostic procedures like myelography. surgery.
• During cystography, to evaluate problems related to urinary bladder.
• During angiography, rule out the blockages in your body’s blood vessels.
• A navigation technique during surgical procedures such as stent placements & joint replacements. 

How is Fluoroscopy done?

Before the procedure, depending upon the type of fluoroscopy, certain instructions, such as fasting & avoiding the medications as per your physician’s advice, are important.

The patient is first placed on the X-ray table, after which a contrast dye, if necessary, is injected via catheter or IV line, and occasionally a liquid contrast is given orally. This improves the visualization of the X-rays. Secondly, as the X-rays travel through your body, continuous real-time images of different organs, like the heart, stomach, bladder, or bones, are captured to assess any abnormalities or to assess their structure and functions. Furthermore, it also aids the surgeons in looking at live images of the internal organs or the target site to be operated on the computer screen. 

Benefits of Fluoroscopy:

• Minimally invasive & less radiation exposure.
• Real-time imaging as a video appearance for prompt diagnosis.
• Navigation method for healthcare professionals during surgical procedures, such as stent placement, etc.

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