title: The bead bag immobilization device.
abstract: Our aim was to reduce motion artefact during radiographic angiography and MRI of the lower limbs. The legs were immobilized using a bead bag with a filtered closeable valve. Air was removed by suction and the bag moulded into a rigid restraint. The bead bag is an effective, well tolerated and easily used immobilization device that is suitable for use in radiological imaging.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Platts
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D016477:Artifacts; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007866:Leg; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008863:Microspheres