The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Fluoroscopy

This is an x-ray procedure used to look at different body systems. It uses x-ray dye to show the body part we need to see.

Patient on a bed in a hospital gown with a member of staff supporting them to have a fluoroscopyAbout the service

After passing through the body the x-ray beam is viewed by a special camera which produces a moving picture on a TV screen. This lets us watch the body as it works and the radiologist or radiographer performing the examination can take snapshot or moving images.

It also helps other health care practitioners with their patients, such as speech and language therapists working with patients who are having difficulty swallowing.

Location(s)

  • Adult services: St James’s Hospital (Bexley Wing) and Leeds General Infirmary (Jubilee Wing)
  • Paediatric service: Leeds General Infirmary (Clarendon Wing)

Service contact details

St. James’s University Hospital
Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5pm
Fluoroscopy department (level 0, Bexley Wing)
Tel: 0113 2068932

Leeds General Infirmary – adults
Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5pm
Fluoroscopy department (B Floor, Jubilee Wing)
Tel: 0113 3926675

Leeds General Infirmary – children
Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5pm
Fluoroscopy department (B floor, Clarendon Wing)
Tel: 0113 3923777