Videofluoroscopy Health Dictionary

Videofluoroscopy: From 1 Different Sources


n. the technique of viewing and recording real time X-ray investigation using a video camera (see real-time imaging). This enables the moving images to be reviewed at a later time, by individual frames or in slow motion.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Fluoroscopy

n. the use of a *fluoroscope to visualize X-ray images. *Videofluoroscopy is synonymous with X-ray screening. It is valuable for observing moving structures (e.g. swallowed barium sulphate) or for guiding *interventional radiology procedures.... fluoroscopy

Video

combining form denoting the use of a video camera to view and record moving images. See videofluoroscopy.... video

X-ray Screening

the use of an image intensifier to produce *real-time imaging during an X-ray examination on a TV monitor. It is widely used in angiography and *interventional radiology to guide procedures. See videofluoroscopy.... x-ray screening



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