title: Experiences with the Surgitek Art-1000 penile tumescence and rigidity monitor, and comparison with the RigiScan.
abstract: We compared real-time and nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity monitoring with 2 different ambulatory rigidity and tumescence monitors: the Surgitek Art-1000 and the RigiScan devices. Real-time studies were performed in 5 patients with both devices used simultaneously. The results of the measurements with both monitors were rather identical, indicating that both devices are applicable in a satisfactory manner for real-time investigation. Within a short period 5 patients performed nocturnal monitoring at home with the Surgitek Art-1000 and RigiScan devices during 2 consecutive nights. The Surgitek Art-1000 device provided less reliable and less informative results when compared with the RigiScan monitor during these nocturnal measurements. It appears that problems with sizing and fixing of the passive sensing loops of the Surgitek Art-1000 device by the patient are the main cause of these disappointing results. We believe that when the loops are sized and fixed by the investigator, for example during nocturnal measurements in the hospital, the applicability will be more satisfying. This monitor seems not to be suitable for nocturnal measurements by the patient at home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kropman
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lycklama à Nijeholt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zwartendijk
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010208:Papaverine; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000187:drug effects; D010646:Phentolamine; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine; D010646:Phentolamine