Surgical Foreign Body Xrays

Foreign Body & Radiopaque Surgical Items on Film

Foreign body radiographs. We see it on the order as “KUB for FB” meaning a Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder x-ray for Foreign Body. That is what radiographers perform when a surgical count comes up short right after surgery is completed. You see, there are people on the surgery team who have the job of counting all …

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Fluoroscopy-fluoro

Fluoroscopy – How is Fluoroscopy Done? | Cost? | Painful?

What is a fluoroscopy scan?  As a technologist, I have used fluoroscopy in just about every fashion of its intended use. From pain injections in outpatient clinics to hip replacement surgeries in hospital operating rooms. What amazes me about this piece of imaging technology is how mobile and versatile it can be and still deliver …

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