Information About Radiology
admin Category Diagnostic Typical Use Obtain tissue samples for histology or cytology. Description Needles designed for core biopsy or fine needle aspiration allow percutaneous sampling of masses in organs such as the breast, liver, thyroid, and lymph nodes under imaging guidance to obtain tissue for histopathologic or cytologic diagnosis. Core biopsy needles retrieve cylindrical tissue cores … Read more
Category Table/Stand Component Term Potter Bucky Definition of Potter Bucky Mechanism Housing A Moving Grid And Receptor To Allow Grid Use In Table And Wall Bucky Positions Notes About Potter Bucky Standard In General Radiography Rooms
Category Therapeutic Procedure Term Ethanol Injection Definition of Ethanol Injection Percutaneous Injection Of Alcohol To Induce Tumor Necrosis Or Cyst Sclerosis Notes About Ethanol Injection Used In Thyroid And Liver Lesions
Category Laboratory Immunology Typical Use Analyze and sort cells by fluorescence and light scattering properties. Description An instrument that passes cells in single file through laser beams to measure size, granularity, and fluorescent markers, enabling immunophenotyping, cell cycle analysis, and sorting for research and clinical applications such as leukemia classification and immune monitoring. Flow cytometry … Read more
Category Proctology Typical Use Inspect anal canal and distal rectum. Description A short rigid tubular instrument used to visualize the anal canal and distal rectum for evaluation of hemorrhoids, fissures, masses, and bleeding; anoscopy is a quick office procedure often performed with topical anesthesia. The anoscope provides direct visualization and allows minor interventions such as … Read more
Category Operational Tool Term Inventory Log Definition of Inventory Log Record Of Consumables, Accessories, And Spare Parts To Manage Stock Levels Notes About Inventory Log Prevents Stockouts
Category Breast Imaging Interventional Typical Use Obtain larger tissue samples and remove small lesions percutaneously. Description A powered biopsy system that uses vacuum suction to draw tissue into a sampling chamber and cut cores, enabling removal of larger or multiple contiguous samples through a single skin incision for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in breast and … Read more
Category Neurointervention Typical Use Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. Description A self expanding device deployed across an occlusive thrombus to engage and retrieve clot material from cerebral arteries, restoring perfusion in large vessel occlusion stroke; stent retrievers are used with aspiration and imaging guidance and require rapid, coordinated stroke team workflows.
Category Endoscopy Therapeutic Typical Use Encircle and resect polyps or mucosal lesions during endoscopy. Description A wire loop that can be opened and closed through an endoscope to capture and excise polyps or mucosal lesions, often used with electrocautery to simultaneously cut and coagulate tissue during colonoscopy or gastroscopy, enabling removal of precancerous lesions and … Read more
Category Thoracic Surgery Minimally Invasive Typical Use Perform video assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung and pleural disease. Description Specialized long instruments including graspers, staplers, and energy devices designed for VATS procedures that enable lobectomy, wedge resection, and pleural interventions through small incisions with camera guidance, reducing postoperative pain and hospital stay compared with open thoracotomy.