Radiology Abbreviation

Abdomen

Modified Barium Swallow Exam: swallowing function that uses a special movie-type x-ray called fluoroscopy.

Upper Gastrointestinal Series: x-ray examination of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of small intestine called fluoroscopy using contrast material barium.

Barium Enema: is an x-ray examination of the large intestine, also known as the colon

Intravenous Urogram

Voiding cystourethrogram: an x-ray examination of a child’s bladder and lower urinary tract that uses a special form of x-ray called fluoroscopy and a contrast material

medical imaging to evaluate conditions of joints

Barium Swallow

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: diagnostic test that combines endoscopy, which uses an illuminated optical instrument to examine inside the body, with x-ray images.

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Lumbar Puncture: is a minimally invasive, image-guided diagnostic test that involves the removal of a small amount of cerebrospinal fluid—the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord—or an injection of medication or other substance into the lumbar (or lower) region of the spinal column.

an imaging examination that involves the introduction of a spinal needle into the spinal canal and the injection of contrast material in the space around the spinal cord and nerve roots (the subarachnoid space) using a real-time form of x-ray called fluoroscopy.

Acute Abdominal Series

Radiography and Fluoroscopy

Chest x-ray

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kidneys, ureter, and bladder:
An x-ray of the kidneys, ureter, and bladder.

Small bowel series: A small bowel series, also called a small bowel follow through, is the fluoroscopic evaluation of the small intestine after it has been filled with a contrast called barium.

Hysterosalpingogram: an x-ray procedure performed to determine whether the fallopian tubes are patent (open) and to see if the shape of the uterine cavity is normal

Intravenous Pyelogram: an x-ray examination of the kidneys, ureters and urinary bladder that uses iodinated contrast material injected into veins.