What is a fluoroscopy?
A fluoroscopy is an X-Ray procedure that uses a computer monitor rather than traditional plates and film. Live, moving images are viewed on screen to enable a physician or technician to visualize the organs in motion. Fluoroscopy is also used to diagnose digestive disorders, allowing the doctor to observe the passage of matter through the system. This procedure is also known as a GI (gastrointestinal) Series. For an Upper GI Series, barium is ingested to help visualize ulcers, tumors, hiatal hernias, scarring, blockages, and other abnormalities of stomach and esophagus. For a Lower GI Series (also known as a barium enema) barium is introduced directly into the colon to help identify abnormal growths, ulcers, polyps, diverticuli, and colon cancer in the large intestine.
