The Quality Control (QC) routine performance tests of the fluoroscopy equipment are an irreversible element of the Quality Assurance (QA) and Patient Protection (PP) system. The results from these tests may be helpful in identifying and quantifying: changes in system performance due to component failure or drift, programmed changes in system performance due to upgrades software, a new spectral ...

We report a case of fluoroscopy-guided intraarticular steroid injection for sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) arthritis caused by limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc). A 50-year-old woman diagnosed with limited cutaneous SSc presented with swelling and pain in the right SCJ. MRI revealed signs of inflammation consistent with right-sided sternoclavicular joint arthritis. After the failure of or...

CT fluoroscopy may be used as a rapid and effective means of guiding needle placement when performing selective lumbar nerve root blocks. In this set of patients, the average external radiation dose was 0.73 mrem per procedure, with an average of 2 seconds of CT-fluoroscopy time and four images per procedure. Average physician room time was 7 minutes. Use of intermittent CT fluoroscopy during l...

Electrophysiology study (EPS) and radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) are widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. EPS and RFCA are very complicated procedures, requiring extended periods of time and advanced technologies that vary according to the disease of the patients. Fluoroscopy is used during EPS and RFCA to guide the catheter through the vessels while view...

Acceptance testing and commission are essential elements of the quality assurance program for imaging equipment. We present results a performance evaluation Flat Panel-Based Cardiovascular Fluoroscopy X-ray Systems as part acceptance commissioning. Measurements were obtained using calibrated dose rate meter, patient equivalent phantoms, Leeds image test tools. The compared with manufacturer Eur...

A system of television ophthalmoscopy has been developed using commercially available colour television cameras and a specially designed high-sensitivity monochrome television camera. Funduscopy and fluoroscopy can be performed at low light levels and recorded on standard video tape for clinical evaluation and also as a teaching aid. A computerised television stereo ophthalmoscope image process...

A 48-year-old obese man with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and status post–quadruple bypass presentedwithan8-monthhistoryofpainfululcerationon therightmidback.The initial lesionwasdescribedasa4-cm square area of eroded eczematous dermatitis, which later developed 2 areas of ulceration that worsened despite various treatments, includingoral and intralesional corticosteroids...

Abstract Purpose To investigate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) compared to standard fluoroscopy-guided PCNL. Methods This study is a comparative retrospective obtained from medical records within last 5 years Raden Mattaher Hospital, Jambi. Patients were divided into 2 groups, fluoroscopy- ultrasonography-guided PCNL with large kidney stone...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the rates of technical success, clinical success, and complications of fluoroscopy-guided lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of our hospital, and informed consent was waived. Ninety-six procedures on 60 consecutive patients performed July 2008 to December 2013 were evaluated. ...