Information About Radiology
admin Category Visualization Typical Use Magnify operative field for precision surgery. Description Optical magnifying lenses mounted on frames or headbands that provide variable magnification to enhance visualization of fine structures during microsurgery, dentistry, and plastic surgery; loupes improve accuracy of dissection and suturing while preserving ergonomic posture and are selected by magnification power, working distance, and … Read more
Category Research Standard Term Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Definition of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Ethical And Scientific Quality Standard For Designing, Conducting, And Reporting Clinical Trials Notes About Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Ensures Patient Safety And Data Integrity
Category IT Infrastructure Term Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) Definition of Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) Centralized Storage Allowing Cross Vendor Image Access And Long Term Archiving Notes About Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) Facilitates Enterprise Imaging
Category Point of Care Testing Typical Use Detect human chorionic gonadotropin for pregnancy screening. Description A lateral flow immunoassay that detects human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine to provide a rapid qualitative result indicating pregnancy, commonly used in clinics, emergency departments, and home testing. These tests are highly sensitive when used after a missed period … Read more
Category Image Control Term B Mode Optimization Definition of B Mode Optimization Adjustments To Improve Two Dimensional Grayscale Image Quality Notes About B Mode Optimization Includes Gain, TGC, Focus, And Frequency
Category Patient Comfort Term Headphones Definition of Headphones Noise Reducing Or Communication Headphones For Patients During Imaging Notes About Headphones Used In MRI And Some CT Workflows
Category CEUS Parameter Term Contrast Timing Definition of Contrast Timing Temporal Pattern Of Contrast Arrival And Clearance In Tissue Notes About Contrast Timing Important For Lesion Characterization
Category Quantitative Metric Term HU Accuracy Definition of HU Accuracy Correctness Of Measured Hounsfield Units For Known Materials Notes About HU Accuracy Important For Quantitative And Spectral Imaging
Category Monitoring Respiratory Typical Use Transmit exhaled gas to capnography for EtCO2 measurement. Description A narrow bore sampling line that connects between the airway device mask, endotracheal tube, or tracheostomy and the capnograph to continuously aspirate a small volume of exhaled gas for analysis, enabling real time waveform generation and numeric EtCO2 reporting. Sampling lines … Read more
Category Radiographic Contrast Term Iodinated Contrast Definition of Iodinated Contrast Water Soluble Iodine Based Agents Used For Fluoroscopy And CT To Enhance Vascular And Soft Tissue Contrast Notes About Iodinated Contrast Risk Of Allergic Reaction And Nephrotoxicity