Information About Radiology
Category Wound Closure Typical Use Approximate wound edges noninvasively. Description Adhesive strips used to approximate small lacerations or reinforce suture lines, providing a noninvasive method of wound closure that reduces tension on sutures and can improve cosmetic outcomes for superficial wounds. Steri Strips are applied after wound cleaning and approximation and are useful in pediatric … Read more
Category Diagnostic Typical Use Obtain tissue samples for histology or cytology. Description Needles designed for core biopsy or fine needle aspiration allow percutaneous sampling of masses in organs such as the breast, liver, thyroid, and lymph nodes under imaging guidance to obtain tissue for histopathologic or cytologic diagnosis. Core biopsy needles retrieve cylindrical tissue cores … Read more
Category Laboratory Immunology Typical Use Analyze and sort cells by fluorescence and light scattering properties. Description An instrument that passes cells in single file through laser beams to measure size, granularity, and fluorescent markers, enabling immunophenotyping, cell cycle analysis, and sorting for research and clinical applications such as leukemia classification and immune monitoring. Flow cytometry … Read more
Category Proctology Typical Use Inspect anal canal and distal rectum. Description A short rigid tubular instrument used to visualize the anal canal and distal rectum for evaluation of hemorrhoids, fissures, masses, and bleeding; anoscopy is a quick office procedure often performed with topical anesthesia. The anoscope provides direct visualization and allows minor interventions such as … Read more
Category Breast Imaging Interventional Typical Use Obtain larger tissue samples and remove small lesions percutaneously. Description A powered biopsy system that uses vacuum suction to draw tissue into a sampling chamber and cut cores, enabling removal of larger or multiple contiguous samples through a single skin incision for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in breast and … Read more
Category Neurointervention Typical Use Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. Description A self expanding device deployed across an occlusive thrombus to engage and retrieve clot material from cerebral arteries, restoring perfusion in large vessel occlusion stroke; stent retrievers are used with aspiration and imaging guidance and require rapid, coordinated stroke team workflows.
Category Endoscopy Therapeutic Typical Use Encircle and resect polyps or mucosal lesions during endoscopy. Description A wire loop that can be opened and closed through an endoscope to capture and excise polyps or mucosal lesions, often used with electrocautery to simultaneously cut and coagulate tissue during colonoscopy or gastroscopy, enabling removal of precancerous lesions and … Read more
Category Thoracic Surgery Minimally Invasive Typical Use Perform video assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung and pleural disease. Description Specialized long instruments including graspers, staplers, and energy devices designed for VATS procedures that enable lobectomy, wedge resection, and pleural interventions through small incisions with camera guidance, reducing postoperative pain and hospital stay compared with open thoracotomy.
Category Obstetrics Monitoring Typical Use Measure frequency and relative intensity of uterine contractions. Description A noninvasive external sensor placed on the maternal abdomen to detect uterine wall tension and record contraction frequency and timing, commonly used in conjunction with fetal heart rate monitoring during labor. Tocodynamometers provide continuous contraction tracings that help clinicians assess labor … Read more
Category Imaging Interventional Typical Use Deliver contrast media for angiography and CT studies. Description A programmable pump that injects iodinated or other contrast agents at controlled rates and volumes into vascular or catheter systems to opacify vessels and organs during diagnostic and interventional imaging, with safety features to prevent air embolism and ensure accurate bolus … Read more