- of
inserting a
catheter is
called catheterization. In most uses, a
catheter is a thin,
flexible tube (soft
catheter)
though catheters are
available in...
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Cardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the
insertion of a
catheter into a
chamber or
vessel of the heart. This is done both for
diagnostic and interventional...
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Catheter ablation is a
procedure that uses radio-frequency
energy or
other sources to
terminate or
modify a
faulty electrical pathway from
sections of...
- In urology, a
Foley catheter is one of many
types of
urinary catheters (UC). The
Foley UC was
named after Frederic Foley, who
produced the
original design...
- A
catheterization laboratory,
commonly referred to as a cath lab, is an
examination room in a
hospital or
clinic with
diagnostic imaging equipment used...
- In
urinary catheterization, a latex, polyurethane, or
silicone tube
known as a
urinary catheter is
inserted into the
bladder through the
urethra to allow...
- A
pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also
known as a Swan-Ganz
catheter or
right heart catheter, is a balloon-tipped
catheter that is
inserted into a pulmonary...
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central venous catheter (CVC), also
known as a
central line (c-line),
central venous line, or
central venous access catheter, is a
catheter placed into a...
- A
balloon catheter is a type of "soft"
catheter with an
inflatable "balloon" at its tip
which is used
during a
catheterization procedure to
enlarge a narrow...
- Charrière system, is a
widely used
measurement system for the size of
catheters. It is
commonly abbreviated as Fr but may also be
abbreviated as Fg, FR...
