Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement Using the Sonic Flashlight

• Published in: Journal of vascular and interventional radiology Vol. 20; no. 10; pp. 1380 - 1383
• Main Authors: Amesur, Nikhil B., MD, Wang, David C., MD, PhD, Chang, Wilson, MD, PhD, Weiser, David, BS, Klatzky, Roberta, PhD, Shukla, Gaurav, BS, Stetten, George D., MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Catheterization, Central Venous - instrumentation; Catheterization, Central Venous - methods; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography, Interventional - instrumentation; PICC; peripherally inserted central catheter

The Sonic Flashlight is an ultrasound (US) device that projects real-time US images into patients with use of a semireflective/transparent mirror. The present study evaluated the feasibility of use of the Sonic Flashlight for clinical peripherally inserted central catheter placements, originally wit...