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Renaissance Hospital
Services
Digital
Radiographic and Fluoroscopy
Myelography
Allows orthopedic doctors the ability to image the spinal
cord and nerve roots for treatment of back or neck
complaints.
Upper GI
Allows surgeons and gastric physicians to image the stomach
and small bowel to ensure no diseases are present.
ERCP
Gastroenterologist will be able to perform this test to see
the patency of the patient’s cholangiogram system.
Carotid
Cardiologist, Internal medicine, Vascular Surgeons will be
able to perform arteriograms on the carotid arteries to look
for blockage.
Peripheral
Cardiologist, Internal Medicine, Vascular Surgeons will be
able to perform arteriograms on the femoral popliteal
arteries to look for blockage.
Renal
Cardiologist, Internal Medicine, Vascular Surgeons and
Nephrologist will be able to visualize the renal arteries to
look for blockage or stenosis, looking for cause of high
blood pressure.
Modified Barium Swallow
Internal Medicine and Family Practice will be able to
evaluate the swallowing mechanism of a patient who they
suspect might be at risk for aspiration.
Advantages
Immediate viewing of images because the digital is faster
results for the ordering physicians and no repeats due to
technologist error.
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Fluoroscopy is a technique for obtaining "live"
X-ray images of a living patient. The
Radiologist uses a switch to control an X-Ray
beam that is transmitted through the patient.
The X-rays then strike a fluorescent plate that
is coupled to an "image intensifier" that is in
turn coupled to a television camera.
The Radiologist can then watch the images "live"
on a TV monitor. Fluoroscopy is often used to
observe the digestive tract (Upper GI series -
Barium Swallow, Lower GI series - Barium Enema
or "BE").
Fluoroscopy is also used during many diagnostic
and therapeutic Radiologic procedures, to
observe the action of instruments being used
either to diagnose or to treat the patient.
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