Information About Radiology
admin Category Electrosurgery Typical Use Cut tissue and coagulate bleeding vessels. Description A handheld device that applies high frequency electrical current to cut tissue or coagulate bleeding vessels, providing precise hemostasis and dissection during surgical procedures while minimizing blood loss. Electrosurgery includes monopolar and bipolar modalities; monopolar current passes through the patient to a return pad, … Read more
Category Endoscopy Gynecology Typical Use Visualize and treat intrauterine pathology such as polyps and adhesions. Description A rigid or flexible endoscope introduced through the cervix to inspect the endometrial cavity, perform diagnostic evaluation, and enable operative interventions including polypectomy, myomectomy, and lysis of intrauterine adhesions under direct vision. Hysteroscopy allows targeted biopsy and minimally invasive … Read more
Category Obstetrics Monitoring Typical Use Secure external Doppler or tocodynamometer sensors for continuous monitoring. Description An adjustable belt system that holds fetal heart rate and uterine contraction sensors in place during labor or antepartum monitoring to ensure consistent signal acquisition and patient comfort.
Category Airway Management Typical Use Aid difficult endotracheal intubation. Description A flexible, semi rigid introducer used as an adjunct during difficult endotracheal intubation to guide the endotracheal tube into the trachea when direct visualization of the vocal cords is limited. The bougie is inserted into the trachea by feel or limited view, and the endotracheal … Read more
Category Endoscopy ENT Typical Use Visualize nasal passages and larynx. Description A flexible or rigid endoscope used by otolaryngologists to examine the nasal cavity, sinuses, and larynx for diagnostic evaluation and guided interventions such as biopsy, polypectomy, or foreign body removal. Nasal endoscopy provides high resolution visualization of mucosal disease, structural abnormalities, and tumor extent … Read more
Category Edge Effect Term Penumbra Definition of Penumbra Region Of Partial Shadow At Object Edges Due To Finite Focal Spot Size Notes About Penumbra Contributes To Apparent Edge Blurring
Category Therapeutic Typical Use Freeze and ablate tissue (e.g., lesions, tumors). Description A probe that delivers extreme cold via liquid nitrogen or argon gas to freeze and ablate abnormal tissue such as skin lesions, tumors, or endometrial tissue, inducing cell death through ice crystal formation and vascular stasis. Cryotherapy is used in dermatology, gynecology, and … Read more
Category Thoracic Surgery Typical Use Drain air or fluid from pleural space. Description A flexible tube inserted through the chest wall into the pleural space to evacuate air (pneumothorax), blood (hemothorax), or effusion, connected to a closed drainage system with water seal and suction as needed to re expand the lung and monitor ongoing drainage. … Read more
Category Orthopedic Spine Surgery Typical Use Collect autologous bone graft material for fusion and reconstruction. Description Instruments such as curettes, trephines, or powered harvesters used to obtain cancellous or corticocancellous bone from donor sites iliac crest, femur for use in spinal fusion, fracture nonunion repair, or reconstructive procedures, providing osteogenic, osteoinductive, and osteoconductive properties that … Read more
Category Application Term Autonomous Driving Definition of Autonomous Driving Self Driving Vehicles Using Perception, Planning, And Control To Navigate Roads Without Human Input Notes About Autonomous Driving Levels Of Autonomy Defined By SAE