Digital Fluoroscopy
Digital Fluoroscopy : Preparation Guidelines | Hysterosalpingogram | Frequently Asked Questions
In Oct 2002 Lenox Hill Radiology installed a state of the art Digital Fluoroscopy unit which allows us perform fluoroscopy studies using the highest resolution and image quality. It also allows us manipulate the images so repeat exposures to the patient because of images being too dark or to light is a thing of the past.
UGI and UGISB
In Oct 2002 Lenox Hill Radiology installed a state of the art Digital Fluoroscopy unit which allows us perform fluoroscopy studies using the highest resolution and image quality. It also allows us manipulate the images so repeat exposures to the patient because of images being too dark or to light is a thing of the past.
Upper GI Series is an examination of the esophagus and the stomach. You will be asked to fast from midnight the night before and you should allow approx an hour for the procedure. When you arrive in the facility the technologist or RPA (radiologist physicians assistant) will ask you some questions regarding your medical history and symptoms.
A single abdomen X-Ray will be taken prior to the radiologist beginning the procedure. The radiologist will then ask you to swallow tiny granules and drink Barium while he asks you to turn in different directions. The granules create a gas in your stomach and help delineate the stomachs mucosal layers while the Barium coats your digestive tract so that it becomes much more visible on a specialized TV monitor and film. He will take several pictures of your stomach in different positions. When the radiologist has taken all the images he needs the technologist will follow up with some more pictures.
Occasionally a physician will order a Small Bowel Series with a GI series, and this merely involves the patient drinking a second cup of barium and the technologist taking pictures every 30 minutes until the barium begins to pass into the large intestine. This additional examination can be an added 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Please see Upper GI Series-FAQ’s for more information.
Upper GI Series- PREPARATION
Barium Enema
This is a radiographic examination that allows us visualize the large intestine/colon. A barium enema can provide information about the large intestine or colon that will help diagnose certain diseases or conditions in those patients that are experiencing changes in their bowel habits, unexplained weight loss, pain, anemia or bleeding. A barium enema can also be a valuable screening tool for patients with a family history of colon cancer.
Please see Barium Enema-FAQ’S for more information.
Barium Enema- PREPARATION
