fluoroscopic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of fluoroscopic
First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoroscope + -ic
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One document details the use of fluoroscopic scanning - using X-rays to show images of the inside of an object.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
“I would want it to be performed, if it were my injection, under fluoroscopic guidance,” said Dr. Ray M. Baker, president of the International Spine Intervention Society.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2012
But there are two difficulties: a doctor's eyes function poorly in the dim light needed to make the fluoroscopic image visible; the X-ray intensities now used can't be stepped up without endangering the patient.
From Time Magazine Archive
The heart of the problem was to get a sharp, clear x-ray image on a fluoroscopic screen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Esophagoscopy should not be done without a previous roentgenographic and fluoroscopic examination of the chest and esophagus, except for urgent reasons.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
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