X-ray
X-rays is a form of electromagnetic radiation.
Intravascular ultrasound
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end of the catheter. The proximal end of the catheter is attached to computerized ultrasound equipment. It allows the application of ultrasound technology to see from inside blood vessels out through the surrounding blood column, visualizing the endothelium (inner wall) of blood vessels in living individuals. Read more…
Number of View :712Categories: Interventional Tags: Intravascular, IVUS, Ultrasound
Leriche’s syndrome
In medicine, aortoiliac occlusive disease, also known as Leriche’s syndrome and Leriche syndrome, is atherosclerotic occlusive disease involving the abdominal aorta and/or both of the iliac arteries. Read more…
Number of View :538Categories: Interventional Tags: aortoiliac, disease, leriche, Leriche's, occlusive, syndrome
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis (arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD) is a condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of fatty materials such as cholesterol. It is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels, a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, caused largely by the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low-density lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). Read more…
Number of View :504Categories: General Tags: arteriosclerotic, ASVD, Atherosclerosis, disease, vascular
Jones fracture
A Jones fracture is a fracture of the diaphysis of the fifth metatarsal of the foot.
The fifth metatarsal is at the base of the small toe. Read more…
Monteggia fracture
The Monteggia fracture is a fracture of the ulna that affects the joint with the radius.
More precisely, it is a fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius. Read more…
Colles’ fracture
A Colles’ fracture, also Colles fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius in the forearm with dorsal (posterior) displacement of the wrist and hand. Read more…
Number of View :682Boxer’s fracture
A “Boxer’s fracture” is the second and/or third metacarpal transverse neck fracture that is more likely to occur from a straight punch. Read more…
Number of View :514Categories: Osteo Tags: Bar Room, Boxer's, fracture, metacarpal
Scaphoid fracture
A scaphoid fracture (a fracture of the scaphoid bone) is the most common type of wrist fracture.
Scaphoid fractures usually cause pain at the base of the thumb accompanied by swelling in the same area. Read more…
Rolando fracture
The Rolando fracture is a comminuted intra-articular fracture through the base of the first metacarpal bone (the bone located just proximal to the thumb). Read more…
Number of View :388Categories: Osteo Tags: fracture, metacarpal, Rolando
Bennett’s fracture
Bennett’s fracture is a fracture of the base of the first metacarpal bone which extends into the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. Read more…
Number of View :522Categories: Osteo Tags: Bennett, Bennett's, fracture, intra-articular, metacarpal
