Medical devices

Medical devices

Any instrument, appliance or machine that facilitates the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of illness, physical or mental injury, by a medical professional.

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linear probe

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A transducer used for small parts imaging; breast imaging; vascular imaging; and ultrasound-guided procedures. It is normally identified by a number (8) and the letter L (linear). ...

velocity scale

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A button to set the maximum detectable blood flow velocity in C-mode.

freeze

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A button used to pause the imaging in order to view the obtained still image.

tis

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

Soft tissue at surface: a thermal index related to soft tissues.

femoral nerve block (fnb)

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A nerve block of the femoral nerve in the Inguinal ligament.

favourite

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

A set of settings (e.g. Image size and orientation) defined and saved by the user with the purpose to easily catalogue and access these settings (e.g. To optimise imaging in a ...

sonography

Medical devices; Ultrasonic & optical equipment

Is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize subcutaneous body structures including tendons, muscles, joints, vessels and internal organs for possible ...