Information About Radiology
admin Category Orthopedic Surgery Typical Use Cut or shape bone manually. Description A chisel like instrument used with a mallet to cut, shape, or elevate bone during orthopedic, craniofacial, and dental procedures, providing tactile feedback and controlled bone removal in settings where powered instruments are not suitable. Osteotomes come in various widths and curvatures to match … Read more
Category Anesthesia Analgesia Typical Use Provide rapid spinal block with continuous epidural extension. Description A kit that facilitates a combined spinal epidural technique, allowing a single shot spinal injection for immediate analgesia followed by epidural catheter placement for prolonged or titratable pain control, commonly used in obstetrics and major lower extremity surgery.
Category Surgical Oncology Localization Typical Use Mark nonpalpable lesions preoperatively for surgical excision. Description A thin wire or radioactive seed placed under imaging guidance into or adjacent to a breast lesion to guide the surgeon to the target during lumpectomy, improving accuracy of excision and margin control.
Category Metabolic Imaging Term FDG PET Definition of FDG PET PET Using Fluorodeoxyglucose To Assess Glucose Metabolism In Infection, Inflammation, And Cancer Notes About FDG PET Widely Used For Oncology Staging And Response
Category QA Tool Term Line Pair Phantom Definition of Line Pair Phantom Phantom With Line Pair Patterns To Measure Spatial Resolution In lp/mm Notes About Line Pair Phantom Used For Acceptance Testing
Category Surgical Hemostasis Typical Use Provide reliable sealing of medium sized vessels during surgery. Description Electromechanical devices that combine pressure and energy delivery to seal vessels up to a specified diameter without clips or sutures, streamlining hemostasis in general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery and reducing instrument exchanges.
Category Wound Care Typical Use Promote wound healing by negative pressure and drainage. Description A sealed dressing system connected to a portable pump that applies controlled negative pressure to a wound bed to remove exudate, reduce edema, promote perfusion, and stimulate granulation tissue formation in complex or chronic wounds. Wound VAC therapy is used for … Read more
Category Clamping Typical Use Occlude bleeding vessels temporarily. Description A locking clamp used to grasp and occlude small blood vessels or tissue during surgical procedures to control bleeding until definitive ligation or cautery is performed. Hemostats are fundamental instruments in virtually all surgical specialties and come in various sizes and curvatures to access different anatomic … Read more
Category Robot Type Term Mobile Robot Definition of Mobile Robot Robot Capable Of Locomotion Through Environment Using Wheels, Tracks, Or Legs Notes About Mobile Robot Used In Logistics, Inspection, And Service Tasks
Category Beam Quality Component Term Beam Filter Definition of Beam Filter Material Inserted Into Beam To Remove Low Energy Photons And Harden Beam Notes About Beam Filter Reduces Skin Dose And Improves Beam Quality