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Foot pedal‐activated injector for contrast‐enhanced sonography
Author(s) -
Hama Yukihiro,
Kosuda Shigeru
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20167
Subject(s) - medicine , contrast (vision) , foot (prosody) , contrast medium , injector , radiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
We assessed the feasibility and convenience of an injector that is electrically activated by a foot pedal for contrast‐enhanced sonography. Thirty‐seven patients with liver lesions underwent contrast‐enhanced sonography using an injector that is activated by a foot pedal. The contrast agent was injected by pressing the foot pedal. All the studies were successfully performed without complications. The device enables the sonologist to keep the probe stationary during the injection and avoids the need for additional personnel. Pedal activated injection is a safe, useful, and convenient method of contrast‐enhanced sonography. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33: 457–459, 2005