Bill PayFluoroscopy is an imaging technique commonly used by physicians to obtain real-time images of the internal structures of a patient through the use of a fluoroscope. Fluoroscopy is a study of moving body structures – similar to an x-ray “movie.” A continuous x-ray beam is passed through the body part being examined, and is transmitted to a TV-like monitor so that the body part and its motion can be seen in detail. Fluoroscopy, as an imaging tool, enables physicians to look at many body systems, including the skeletal, digestive, urinary, respiratory, and reproductive systems. Fluoroscopy may be performed to evaluate specific areas of the body, including the bones, muscles, and joints, as well as solid organs such as the heart, lung, or kidneys.
A study that looks at the upper and middle sections of your intestine. The test uses barium contrast material, fluoroscopy, and x-ray. Barium is combined with gas making crystals. Movement of the barium is watched all through your esophogus, stomach, and the first part of small intestine (duodenum) on a video screen which xray pictures are taken at different times and views.
Usually done if one has persistent headaches (spinal headache) and nausea that sometimes follows a spinal puncture. The blood patch procedure consists of an injection at the spinal tap site of a small quantity of your own blood. This acts to patch the hole in the dura (the outer membrane of the spinal cord) that was created by the needle at the time of myelography.
A lumbar puncture (also called a spinal tap) is a procedure to collect and look at the fluid (cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Samples are studied for color, blood cell counts, protein, glucose, and other substances. Done to find infection,disease, pressure of csf, and to inject medicine. Myelogram-put a dye in the CSF that makes the spinal cord and fluid clearer on X-ray pictures. This may be done to see whether a disc or a cancer is bulging into the spinal canal.
It’s a combination of a corticosteroid (which is a strong anti inflammatory med to relieve pain) with a local anesthetic pain relief medicine. ESIs sometimes are used to treat pain and inflammation that result from pressure on the spinal cord caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. Imaging tests, (MRI), (CT) scan, or X-rays, may be done before or while you are being given the injection. These tests are used to identify the exact location where nerve roots are being squeezed.
