Enter your Everyday Health log-in here:  E-Mail Address: Forgot
Your Password?   Fluoroscopy is a test that uses a steady beam
of X-ray to look at parts of the body and movement within the
body, such as blood moving through a blood vessel. Fluoroscopy
also can be used to help find a foreign object in the body,
position a needle for a medical procedure, or realign a broken
bone. A dye (contrast material) that shows up on fluoroscopy can
be put in a vein (IV) or swallowed so vessels or organs show up
clearly.  Fluoroscopy usually is done during other diagnostic
procedures. For example, fluoroscopy is done during cardiac
catheterization to look at the coronary arteries and the flow of
blood through them. Fluoroscopy also may be used to look at the
urinary tract or during a hysterosalpingogram to look at a
woman's reproductive organs.  Fluoroscopy uses more radiation
than standard X-rays.