This type of X-ray test may not be available in every hospital.
In addition, ultrasound does not use radiation, as X-ray tests do.
Most commonly, you will have an X-ray test 5 days after swallowing the markers.
An X-ray test called a ventriculogram measures how well blood flows through the left side of your heart.
During the X-ray test, you are exposed to a very low dose of radiation.
Look at problems seen during a standard X-ray test.
A bone scan can often find a problem days to months earlier than a regular X-ray test.
Before the X-ray test, tell your doctor if you are or might be pregnant.
You will feel no discomfort from the X-ray test.
This X-ray test takes pictures of the 7 neck (cervical) bones.