1) It is not uncommon to see a device on a patient and utter the words "What is that?" Knowing some of these less common devices and they normal/anormal appearance can affect patient management. By the end of the presentation, the user should be able to identify less common medical implantable and non-implantable devices.
2) They should know how or why those devices are used.
3) They should know normal location and positioning of the device.
4) They should be aware of potential complications if applicable.
This presentation will be a quiz based format. The user will see images of a devices and have to identify what the device is, what the purpose of the device is, and lastly what what normal location/positioning is if necessary.
The devices which will be shown are:
Deep brain stimulators (neurostimulator located in the chest or abdomen)
Antibiotic beads
Bladder stimulator
Endobronchial valves
Sitz Markers
Brachytherapy catheter
Impella
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Vagal Nerve Stimulator
Silastic Prosthesis
Cochlear implant
Gelfoam (can mistake for an abscess on CT if unaware of its presence)
Northcutt, B,
Seeburg, D,
Shahid, A,
Surgical Implantable Devices and Other Foreign Bodies: Test Your Knowledge. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14007892.html
Certificate of Merit