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Overview
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A Fluoroscopy scanner uses an X-ray beam, passed through the body to create an X-ray 'movie.' The images are captured and viewed on a fluoroscope, which looks like a small television with a round screen. Unlike a traditional X-ray that produces a single image, fluoroscopy studies produce real-time video of the anatomy and how it moves.
In addition to skeletal images, fluoroscopy is used to look at the digestive, urinary, respiratory and reproductive systems.
You can review information specific to your scan by selecting from the 'study type' menu in the left column.
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(1) Philips Fluoroscopy Table
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A diagnostic study using X-rays of the esophagus, stomach and small bowel (Duodenum, Jejunum, and Ileum) with barium, air or both.
- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your exam time
- Plan on spending up to five hours at Oregon Imaging Centers for an upper GI study since this includes the small bowel series.
- Have only a clear liquid lunch the day prior to your exam and only clear liquids after that, all the way up to midnight.
Examples of clear liquids: Apple juice, mild tea (no cream or sugar), ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, club soda, clear sports drinks, white cranberry or white grape juice (no red dye). Clear broth, bouillon, consomme, honey, fruit ices without chunks of fruit or milk.
- After midnight, nothing to eat, drink, or smoke.
- Patients under five years of age should have nothing to eat or drink four hours prior to exam.
- Patients who will have an upper GI and small bowel series of exams and been constipated, should take two Ducolax tablets two days prior to your exam (barium only).
- Bring prescribed medications with you the day of your study to take after the exam.
- Jewelry, including piercing must be removed prior to your study. Patients are encouraged to leave all jewelry at home.
- You will be asked to change into the Center's gowns for the procedure.
For your safety, please notify our scheduling department and technologists:
- If you are allergic to iodine
- If you are diabetic
- If you believe you may be pregnant
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During your visit, a patient advocate will show you to the changing area and can assist you with changing if necessary. Our changing rooms offer secure lockers, however we encourage patients to leave valuables at home. Once changed our patient advocate will guide you to a waiting area where you will find a selection of magazines and newspapers.
Our Radiology Practioner Assistants (RPA) and technologists are specially trained and certified by the American Registry of Radiological Technologists. You will begin this study in a standing position and asked to drink carbonation crystals. As the examination progresses, you will be asked to drink barium as a motorized table begins to lay you down on your back. The RPA will watch you swallow the barium and will take images as it travels to your stomach. During the process, you may be asked to turn from side to side, roll over, hold your breath, and hold different positions. This enables the RPA to capture views from several angles. For the small bowel examination, the RPA will take a series of X-rays at 20-minute intervals until the barium has moved through the small intestine.
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A sub-specialized radiologist will interpret your images and prepare a diagnostic report for your physician.
Results are usually available to your physician in two or three days. If outside comparison studies are required, it may take longer for your results to be available.
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