Information About Radiology
admin Category Implantable Device Typical Use Provide electrical pacing for bradyarrhythmias. Description An implantable device with leads placed in the heart that senses intrinsic cardiac activity and delivers electrical impulses to maintain adequate heart rate and rhythm in patients with symptomatic bradycardia, heart block, or certain conduction disorders. Pacemaker programming is individualized to patient needs and … Read more
Category Echocardiography View Term Subcostal IVC View Definition of Subcostal IVC View Subxiphoid Window To Visualize Inferior Vena Cava And Hepatic Veins Notes About Subcostal IVC View Used For Volume Status And Right Heart Assessment
Category Perioperative Transfusion Typical Use Warm blood products inline during rapid transfusion to prevent hypothermia. Description A compact heating device integrated into the transfusion line that warms packed red blood cells and other blood products to near body temperature during rapid or massive transfusion, reducing the risk of hypothermia related coagulopathy and cardiac complications. Inline … Read more
Category Interventional Device Term Stent Definition of Stent Endovascular Scaffold Placed To Maintain Vessel Patency Notes About Stent Visualized On Radiographs And Fluoroscopy
Category Obstetrics Assisted Delivery Typical Use Provide traction and rotational assistance during operative vaginal delivery. Description Curved or straight metal instruments designed to cradle the fetal head and allow controlled traction and rotation to assist vaginal delivery in appropriate clinical scenarios, such as prolonged second stage or certain malpositions, when maternal and fetal conditions permit. … Read more
Category Clamping Grasping Typical Use Clamp vessels or grasp tissue during surgery. Description Kelly forceps are locking hemostatic clamps used to occlude bleeding vessels, grasp tissue, or hold sutures during surgical procedures; they come in curved and straight configurations for different anatomic approaches. These instruments are part of standard surgical trays and are used for … Read more
Category Doppler Display Term Spectral Window Definition of Spectral Window Clear Area Beneath Spectral Envelope Indicating Laminar Flow Notes About Spectral Window Loss Of Window Suggests Turbulence Or Artifact
Category Endoscopy Typical Use Visualize and intervene in the airways. Description A flexible or rigid endoscopic instrument used to visualize the tracheobronchial tree, obtain diagnostic samples, remove foreign bodies, and perform therapeutic interventions such as stent placement or laser ablation. Flexible bronchoscopes are commonly used at the bedside and in operating rooms for diagnostic bronchoalveolar … Read more
Category Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Typical Use Harvest uniform split thickness skin grafts. Description A powered instrument that harvests consistent thin layers of skin for split thickness grafting, enabling coverage of large wounds and burns with predictable graft thickness and improved graft take. Electric dermatomes increase efficiency and uniformity compared with manual devices but require operator … Read more
Category Force Control Method Term Admittance Control Definition of Admittance Control Controller That Converts Measured Forces Into Desired Motion Commands For Compliant Interaction Notes About Admittance Control Used With Force Sensors