Cross-mesh radiopaque grid for localization of segmental coronary artery disease during transluminal angioplasty.
A simple, inexpensive radiopaque cross-mesh grid has been devised to assist in localization of coronary artery lesions for placement of balloon catheters during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The grid is made of radiopaque lines encased in a flexible plastic. In use this grid is placed on the patient's chest and provides multiple landmarks without obscuring vascular detail. The grid has been in use here for more than six months and has proven to be a helpful tool.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans