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If a radiograph is an x-ray picture, fluoroscopy
is the video equivalent. Fluoroscopy permits visualizing a
moving x-ray image in real time. It is used to observe the
body as it functions - eating, swallowing, breathing,
digesting, or urinating. Fluoroscopy can also be used to
visualize how a dye injection fills the blood vessels of the
heart, liver, or other organs or how it outlines the spinal
cord when injected during a myelogram.
Four Seasons Animal Hospital uses a modern, compact OEC 7600
C-arm for fluoroscopy. This equipment is used extensively in
human healthcare in emergency rooms, ICUs, surgical centers,
and gastrointestinal labs. In our animal patients, we use
C-arm fluoroscopy to: |
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Guide catheter placement |
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Assess swallowing |
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Visualize gastric emptying |
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Monitor peristalsis |
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Bronchoscopy |
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Angiography |
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Myelography |
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Monitor and assess bladder emptying |
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Guide needle insertion |
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Implant pacemakers |
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Identify and align fractures |
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Locate foreign bodies |
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Assess subluxations |
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