Information About Radiology
admin Category Electrosurgery Safety Typical Use Provide safe return path for monopolar electrosurgical current. Description A large adhesive electrode applied to the patients skin to safely return monopolar electrosurgical current to the generator, preventing concentrated current flow through unintended tissues and reducing the risk of burns at the return site. Proper pad placement on well perfused, … Read more
Category Pulmonology Endoscopy Typical Use Visualize pleural space and perform biopsies under local anesthesia. Description A flexible endoscope introduced into the pleural cavity to inspect pleural surfaces, obtain biopsies, and perform therapeutic interventions such as pleurodesis or drainage with less invasiveness than surgical thoracoscopy, useful in undiagnosed pleural effusions and malignancy staging.
Category Project Tool Term Innovation Pilot Evaluation Form Definition of Innovation Pilot Evaluation Form Template For Assessing Outcomes, Feasibility, And Scalability Of Pilot Projects In Imaging Notes About Innovation Pilot Evaluation Form Guides Decision Making
Category Imitation Method Term Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) Definition of Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) Inferring The Reward Function That Explains Expert Behavior From Demonstrations Notes About Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) Enables Learning Underlying Objectives
Category Orthopedic Surgery Typical Use Cut or shape bone manually. Description A chisel like instrument used with a mallet to cut, shape, or elevate bone during orthopedic, craniofacial, and dental procedures, providing tactile feedback and controlled bone removal in settings where powered instruments are not suitable. Osteotomes come in various widths and curvatures to match … Read more
Category Anesthesia Analgesia Typical Use Provide rapid spinal block with continuous epidural extension. Description A kit that facilitates a combined spinal epidural technique, allowing a single shot spinal injection for immediate analgesia followed by epidural catheter placement for prolonged or titratable pain control, commonly used in obstetrics and major lower extremity surgery.
Category Surgical Oncology Localization Typical Use Mark nonpalpable lesions preoperatively for surgical excision. Description A thin wire or radioactive seed placed under imaging guidance into or adjacent to a breast lesion to guide the surgeon to the target during lumpectomy, improving accuracy of excision and margin control.
Category Metabolic Imaging Term FDG PET Definition of FDG PET PET Using Fluorodeoxyglucose To Assess Glucose Metabolism In Infection, Inflammation, And Cancer Notes About FDG PET Widely Used For Oncology Staging And Response
Category QA Tool Term Line Pair Phantom Definition of Line Pair Phantom Phantom With Line Pair Patterns To Measure Spatial Resolution In lp/mm Notes About Line Pair Phantom Used For Acceptance Testing
Category Surgical Hemostasis Typical Use Provide reliable sealing of medium sized vessels during surgery. Description Electromechanical devices that combine pressure and energy delivery to seal vessels up to a specified diameter without clips or sutures, streamlining hemostasis in general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery and reducing instrument exchanges.