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Explain the difference between fluoroscopy and general radiology?

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Dr. Peter Bream answered

Specializes in Radiology

Both use X-rays: By general radiology i assume you mean conventional radiographs like a chest x-ray. The difference between that and fluoroscopy is that fluoroscopy is a video camera hooked up to a continuous x-ray source. This allows doctors to see blood vessels when contrast is injected or help guid wires and catheters through the body for treatment. A conventional radiograph is a single pulse of radiation.

Answered 7/14/2016

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Tv and stills: Fluoroscopy involves looking at a moving picture of the body. A general x-ray is a still picture. Identical to the difference between a vidoe camera and a snapshot.

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Dr. Ernst Garcon answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Good question: Radiology is a static image acquired using x-ray. Fluoroscopy is a dynamic (in motion) image acquisition using x-ray.

Answered 10/8/2015

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