X-ray image intensifier assisted placement of a thoracic epidural catheter.surgery, paediatricanaesthesia, paediatricanaesthetics, local, ropivacaineanaesthetics, intravenous, ketamineanaesthetic techniques, ep
image of the month—quiz caseimage of the month—quiz casea 49-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of epigastric pain and malfunctioning of her peritoneal dialysis (pd) catheter. her medical history was significant for sarcoidosis, end-stage renal disease ...
The use of catheter procedures has grown a lot in the past 20 years. They have become the preferred way to repair many simple heart defects, such as: Atrial septal defect. The doctor inserts the catheter through a vein and threads it up into the heart to the septum. The catheter has a...
diffuser light source, scanning lens, and catheter probes) will require different design criteria based on application and need [37]. 5. Conclusion In conclusion, we have shown through MCML, ex vivo, and in vivo studies that penetration depth and SNR can be improved by adjusting the fiber op...
Cerebral catheter angiography and its complications. World Neurosurg. 2018;18(5):393–8. Google Scholar van Asch C, Velthuis B, Rinkel G. Diagnostic yield and accuracy of CT angiography, MR angiography, and digital subtraction angiography for detection of macrovascular causes of intracerebral ...
Shape-memory materials hold great potential to impart medical devices with functionalities useful during implantation, locomotion, drug delivery, and removal. However, their clinical translation is limited by a lack of non-invasive and precise methods to
If the biopsy needle has been removed and the pneumothorax is large or symptomatic, emergent percutaneous decompression with a needle or catheter is necessary. Choosing a small-bore or large bore catheter depends on the pneumothorax size. As an expiratory upright chest radiograph is usually obtained...
Better reproduction of details can be seen in the SLA printout e.g. in the catheter walls in the upper left corner of the image, and in the reproduction of the spinous processes. Therefore, the SLA print was chosen for further evaluation and subsequent use as phantom to be used for ...
In fluoroscopy mode without an anti-scatter grid, longer source-image-distances improved the contrast-to-noise ratio for guidewires and angiographic catheters. The accuracy of the examination was not affected in the clinical setting.#The removal of the anti-scatter grid did not affect the ...
<div p-id="p-0001">A system processes pixel representative image data of medical images of patient anatomy to automatically identify an interventional instrument. The system includes an acquisition pr