Common procedures using flouroscopy

• Investigations of the gastrointestinal tract, including barium enemas, barium meals and barium swallows, and enteroclysis.
• Orthopaedic surgery to guide fracture reduction and the placement of metalwork.
• Angiography of the leg, heart and cerebral vessels.
• Placement of a PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter)
• Placement of a weighted feeding tube (e.g. Dobhoff) into the duodenum after previous attempts without fluoroscopy have failed.
• Urological surgery – particularly in retrograde pyelography.
• Implantation of cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices)

Another common procedure is the modified barium swallow study during which barium-impregnated liquids and solids are ingested by the patient. A radiologist records and, with a speech pathologist, interprets the resulting images to diagnose oral and pharyngeal swallowing dysfunction. Modified barium swallow studies are also used in studying normal swallow function.