Caldwell View
Category Skull Projection Term Caldwell View Definition of Caldwell View PA Axial Projection For Frontal And Ethmoid Sinuses And Orbits Notes About Caldwell View Useful For Facial Bone Assessment
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Bronchoscopic Stent Deployer
Category Pulmonology Interventional Typical Use Place airway stents endoscopically to relieve obstruction. Description A delivery system that advances self expanding or silicone stents into narrowed tracheobronchial segments under bronchoscopic visualization to restore airway patency in malignant or benign strictures.
Contrast Enhanced MRA (CE-MRA)
Category Vascular Imaging Term Contrast Enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) Definition of Contrast Enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) MR Angiography Using Gadolinium To Visualize Arterial And Venous Anatomy Notes About Contrast Enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) High Spatial Resolution With Bolus Timing
Apical Two Chamber View
Category Echocardiography View Term Apical Two Chamber View Definition of Apical Two Chamber View View Showing Left Ventricle And Left Atrium For Wall Motion And Volume Assessment Notes About Apical Two Chamber View Complements Apical Four Chamber For Simpson Method
Microvascular Clamp
Category Microsurgery Typical Use Temporarily occlude small vessels during anastomosis. Description Tiny, atraumatic clamps used to occlude arteries and veins during microsurgical anastomosis, providing a bloodless field while preserving vessel integrity for precise suturing under the operating microscope.
Bone Saw (Oscillating Sagittal)
Category Orthopedic Surgery Typical Use Cut bone during orthopedic procedures. Description Powered bone saws such as oscillating or sagittal models are used to perform precise osteotomies, amputations, and bone resections during orthopedic and trauma surgery, allowing controlled cutting with reduced manual effort. These instruments require stable fixation of the bone, appropriate blade selection, irrigation to … Read more
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Category Infection Control Typical Use Protect staff and patients from infectious exposure. Description A suite of barrier devices including masks, gowns, gloves, eye protection, and respirators used to reduce transmission of infectious agents between patients and healthcare workers during clinical care, procedures, and outbreaks. PPE selection is based on the anticipated exposure risk, procedure type, … Read more
Audiometer
Category Audiology Diagnostic Typical Use Measure hearing thresholds and perform pure tone audiometry. Description A calibrated device that presents tones at specific frequencies and intensities to determine air and bone conduction hearing thresholds, enabling diagnosis of conductive, sensorineural, and mixed hearing loss and guiding amplification or medical interventions. Audiometry requires a sound treated environment, standardized … Read more
Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe
Category Diagnostic Imaging Cardiology Typical Use High resolution cardiac imaging and intraoperative hemodynamic assessment. Description A flexible ultrasound probe designed for insertion into the esophagus to obtain high resolution, real time images of cardiac structures, valves, and great vessels from close proximity to the heart, enabling detailed assessment of ventricular function, valvular pathology, intracardiac thrombus, … Read more
Dermatosurgical Curette
Category Dermatology Procedural Typical Use Excise superficial skin lesions and perform curettage and cautery. Description A ring shaped, sharp edged instrument used to scrape and remove epidermal and superficial dermal lesions such as warts, superficial basal cell carcinomas, and keratoses, often combined with electrocautery for hemostasis. Technique emphasizes controlled pressure, specimen orientation for pathology when … Read more