Biomaterial Database

The mobile X-ray image intensifier unit in maxillofacial surgery. 1990

R Sri-Pathmanathan

Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The removal of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region is often a tedious and time consuming process. The image intensifier, which is a standard piece of hospital equipment, facilitates and expedites this surgical procedure and minimises disfigurement. In addition the image intensifier can be useful in the surgical treatment of maxillofacial trauma. Some applications of such use are illustrated with clinical examples. The use of the image intensifier is presented highlighting the advantages to both patient and clinician in the reduction of radiation exposure, cost effectiveness and saving of time in maxillofacial surgical work.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007568	Jaw	Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.	Jaws
D007572	Jaw Fractures	Fractures of the upper or lower jaw.	Fractured Bone of Jaw,Fracture, Jaw,Jaw Fracture,Jaw Fractured Bone,Jaw Fractured Bones
D008297	Male		Males
D008337	Mandibular Fractures	Fractures of the lower jaw.	Fracture, Mandibular,Fractures, Mandibular,Mandibular Fracture
D008952	Mobile Health Units	Movable or portable facilities in which diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided to the community.	Field Hospitals,Mobile Clinics,Mobile Health Vans,Mobile Hospitals,Clinic, Mobile,Clinics, Mobile,Field Hospital,Health Unit, Mobile,Health Units, Mobile,Health Van, Mobile,Health Vans, Mobile,Hospital, Field,Hospital, Mobile,Hospitals, Field,Hospitals, Mobile,Mobile Clinic,Mobile Health Unit,Mobile Health Van,Mobile Hospital,Unit, Mobile Health,Units, Mobile Health,Van, Mobile Health,Vans, Mobile Health
D011829	Radiation Dosage	The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv).	Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D001864	Bone Wires	Steel wires, often threaded through the skin, soft tissues, and bone, used to fix broken bones. Kirschner wires or apparatus also includes the application of traction to the healing bones through the wires.	Kirschner Wire,Kirschner Wires,Bone Wire,Wire, Bone,Wire, Kirschner,Wires, Bone,Wires, Kirschner
D002610	Cheek	The part of the face that is below the eye and to the side of the nose and mouth.	Bucca,Buccas,Cheeks
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs