Radiographic Identification Marker
Definition:
An item designed to be affixed to a patient by adhesion. It is preprinted with legendary characters, symbol(s), letter(s), or the like. It is helpful on points of maximum tenderness, extremities, mammography, nuclear medicine, and biopsies.
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