Information About Radiology
admin Category Storage Term Lead Lined Storage Cabinet Definition of Lead Lined Storage Cabinet Shielded Cabinet For Storing Radioactive Materials Or High Dose Items Notes About Lead Lined Storage Cabinet Installed Per Regulatory Requirements
Category Endoscopy Therapeutic Typical Use Perform precut sphincterotomy or mucosal incision during advanced endoscopic procedures. Description A fine electrosurgical cutting instrument passed through an endoscope to make controlled mucosal or sphincter incisions during complex ERCP or endoscopic submucosal dissection procedures, enabling access to difficult ducts or facilitating en bloc resection of lesions. Needle knife use … Read more
Category Perioperative Care Typical Use Maintain patient temperature during transfusion and surgery. Description A conductive or forced warmth blanket used intraoperatively or during transfusion to reduce heat loss and prevent hypothermia, integrated into multimodal temperature management strategies and requiring monitoring to avoid overheating and skin injury.
Category Workforce Tool Term Staff Recognition Board Definition of Staff Recognition Board Display To Acknowledge Staff Achievements And Contributions In Imaging Department Notes About Staff Recognition Board Supports Morale
Category Multi Robot Function Term Task Allocation Definition of Task Allocation Assigning Tasks To Robots To Optimize Performance Metrics Like Time Or Energy Notes About Task Allocation Methods Include Auctions And Optimization
Category Anesthesia Neurology Typical Use Obtain cerebrospinal fluid or administer spinal anesthesia. Description A thin, hollow needle used to access the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region for diagnostic lumbar puncture to obtain cerebrospinal fluid or for administration of intrathecal medications and spinal anesthesia, with design features such as atraumatic pencil point tips to reduce … Read more
Category Neurosurgical Drainage Monitoring Typical Use Drain cerebrospinal fluid and monitor intracranial pressure in acute hydrocephalus. Description A catheter placed into a lateral ventricle and connected to an external closed drainage and pressure monitoring system that allows controlled cerebrospinal fluid removal to treat hydrocephalus, lower intracranial pressure, and obtain diagnostic samples while providing continuous ICP … Read more
Category Transducer Component Term Piezoelectric Element Definition of Piezoelectric Element Crystal Or Composite Material That Converts Electrical Energy To Mechanical Waves And Vice Versa Notes About Piezoelectric Element Fundamental To Probe Function
Category Radiation Oncology Therapeutic Typical Use Place radioactive sources within or adjacent to tumors for localized radiation therapy. Description Devices such as intracavitary tandems and ovoids, interstitial needles, or surface molds used to position radioactive sources directly in or near malignant tissue to deliver high local radiation doses while limiting exposure to surrounding organs, commonly … Read more
Category Maintenance Task Term Calibration CT Definition of Calibration CT Adjusting System Parameters To Ensure Accurate HU Values, Geometric Accuracy, And Detector Response Notes About Calibration CT Essential For Quantitative Imaging