How Ultrasonic Diathermy Works. This method uses a tool with a round head and special gel. The gel is applied to the skin, and the tool (or “wand”) is rubbed across the area in a gentle circle.

Medical diathermy has been defined as the therapeutic use of heat generated in body tissues by a high-frequency current that has insufficient local intensity to produce temperatures high enough to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The idea that high-frequency ...

Aug. 20, 2004 -- Diathermy and coblation tonsillectomy have a postoperative hemorrhage rate at least three times that of cold steel tonsillectomy without use of "hot" techniques, according to ...

Results revealed that there was no significant difference with cutting diathermy compared with scalpel incisions in wound complication rate (odds ratio, .87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66 - 1 ...

Diathermy smoke extraction should be compulsory in operations, research shows Date: February 13, 2015 Source: University of Huddersfield Summary: The electrical devices that are used to cauterize ...

Diathermy is to be avoided during hemorrhage, even during profuse menstruation, and should not be applied over the lower back during pregnancy. It is contraindicated when cancer is present.

The authors envision a future where a diathermy wand with a tube sucks aerosolised tissue into a mass spectrometer in the operating room and identifies tissue that should be biopsied or resected ...

Diathermy vaporization followed by TURP also more effectively relieved symptoms and was less costly than other strategies, including initial TURP (repeated once if necessary).

You might have diathermy alongside other treatments. Preparing for diathermy treatment. Your doctor or specialist nurse explains what happens and how they do the treatment. They ask you to sign a form ...

Evidence-based recommendations on electrosurgery (diathermy and coblation) for tonsillectomy. This involves using heat (diathermy) to 'cut' away the tonsils or radiofrequency energy (coblation) to cut ...