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Fluoroscopy[floo-ROS-kuh-pee]isanimagingtest,likeanMRIorCTscan.Thistesttakesacontinuousx-rayofpartofyourbody,creatinganx-raymoviethat ...

An x-ray is kind of radiation, like light or radio waves. The x-rays go through your body, but different parts of your body absorb more x-rays than other parts. When these x-rays are recorded on a special film or x-ray detector, the different amounts of x-rays that get through result in pictures of your bones and organs.

In the past, x-ray pictures were printed on large sheets of film, much like a large negative for a regular photograph. Today, x-rays are usually stored on a computer as digital files. This lets your doctor look at your x-rays on the computer and compare them to past x-rays more easily.

Fluoroscopy [floo-ROS-kuh-pee] is an imaging test, like an MRI or CT scan, that turns x-rays into video images that your doctor can use to watch your body parts working, or to help with another surgery that takes place inside of your body.

In a fluoroscopy, a continuous x-ray mak...