Here are all types of fluoroscopic images

Throwback

these here are the goggles once used by physicians to view fluoroscopic images but since then things have changed for the better (like the image intensifier) ha ha ha ha ha

SONIALVISION SAFIRE II

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Flat Panel Detectors (LCD)

lThe introduction of flat-panel detectors allows for the replacement of the image intensifier in fluoroscope design. Flat panel detectors offer increased sensitivity to X-rays, and therefore have the potential to reduce patient radiation dose. Temporal resolution is also improved over image intensifiers, reducing motion blurring. Contrast ratio is also improved over image intensifiers: flat-panel detectors are linear over a very wide latitude, whereas image intensifiers have a maximum contrast ratio of about 35:1. Spatial resolution is approximately equal, although an image intensifier operating in 'magnification' mode may be slightly better than a flat panel.

The Image Intensifier

The invention of X-ray image intensifiers in the 1950s allowed the image on the screen to be visible under normal lighting conditions, as well as providing the option of recording the images with a conventional camera. Subsequent improvements included the coupling of, at first, video cameras and, later, CCD cameras to permit recording of moving images and electronic storage of still images.
lModern image intensifiers no longer use a separate fluorescent screen. Instead, a caesium iodide phosphor is deposited directly on the photocathode of the intensifier tube. On a typical general purpose system, the output image is approximately 105 times brighter than the input image. This brightness gain comprises a flux gain (amplification of photon number) and minification gain (concentration of photons from a large input screen onto a small output screen) each of approximately 100. This level of gain is sufficient that quantum noise, due to the limited number of x-ray photons, is a significant factor limiting image quality.

Ziehm Vision FD

Ziehm Vision FD takes mobile C-arm imaging to a new level introducing fully-digital imaging with unique image quality and performance. The introduction of digital flat-panel detectors in mobile fluoroscopy marks a quantum leap in the technological development of mobile fluoroscopy. Targeted research in the field of photo semiconductor technology has brought about enormous benefits for both patients and surgeons offering with Ziehm Vision FD better patient access and maneuverability together with an unmatched dynamic range for perfect soft tissue and skeleton imaging at the same time. The combination of fully-digital imaging in advanced applications such as in neurosurgery with navigation systems or Computer Aided Surgery (CAS) opens up new horizons and possibilities with higher accuracy and image quality. The compact design provides outstanding mobility suitable for any procedure.

What is Fluoroscopy

Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique commonly used by physicians to obtain real-time moving images of the internal structures of a patient through the use of a fluoroscope. In its simplest form, a fluoroscope consists of an x-ray source and fluorescent screen between which a patient is placed. However, modern fluoroscopes couple the screen to an x-ray image intensifier and CCD video camera allowing the images to be recorded and played on a monitor.

Here is a link to a fluoroscopic image of the neck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHQQQlSTbFw&feature=PlayList&p=148719D8C619EEE9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3