Kidney cassettes for intraoperative radiography.
A miniature vacuum cassette, contoured to conform to the kidney, has been used successfully in the operating room to visualize intraparenchymal calculi fragments. A low-dose technique using a single-emulsion film and high-definition intensifying screens has been developed. A vacuum system assures good screen-film contact. The vacuum cassette can be sterilized and reused.
D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation*