...clothing that can hinder the machine from taking high-quality pictures. A cold gel will be applied on the transducer or on the patient’s skin to allow the transducer to employ...
...operate the machine, which looks like a huge dome with a hollow middle. The central section has a slide that is connected to the table where the patient is going...
...access the heart while the patient is under general anesthesia. The surgeon can then use a heart-lung bypass machine, which circulates the blood throughout the body while the heart’s function...
...machine resembling a tunnel. During a chest CT scan, the patient is asked to lie on a table that moves through the scanner’s hole. While the patient is lying down...
...table then moves inside a machine that delivers radiation through the helmet holes. After the radiation is delivered, the table slides out of the machine. The helmet and metal frame...
...patient’s survival rates, especially in patients with neonatal respiratory failures. For adults with respiratory failure, the procedure provides a 55% survival rate. How is the procedure performed? The ECMO machine...
...procedure, which means anyone who has been trained to operate the machine can perform the procedure. For your safety and peace of mind, however, it’s best if the technician has...
...the procedure, the machine is set on synchronised mode and the amount of electric current is decided on. The machine basically delivers a shock of electrical current to the heart...
...will take pictures of the catheter in the breast. After determining the correct radiation dosage, the catheter outside the breast is connected to an HDR (High-Dose Rate) machine. This machine...
...positioned in a scanning machine so that the tumor or other targeted area can be accurately imaged. The treatment machine is then positioned around the patient and the radiation is...