C-Arm With Integrated CT System
AssigneeDedicated2Imaging, LLC
InventorsEric M. Bailey, Andrew Tybinkowski
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Abstract
A hybrid imaging system is disclosed including an arcuate arm defining a first and a second end the arcuate arm including a first detector assembly for 2D x-ray imaging of a patient and a second detector assembly for CT imaging of the patient, wherein the imaging system includes an internal drive mechanism for rotating the arcuate arm (e.g. translating the arcuate arm along an arcuate path) around the patient.
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A hybrid imaging system comprising a C-Arm that forms an arcuate arm defining a first and a second end, the C-Arm including one or more x-ray generation assemblies, a first detector assembly for 2D-imaging of a patient and a second detector assembly for CT imaging of the patient, wherein the imaging system includes an internal drive mechanism for rotating the C-Arm around the patient and wherein the second detector assembly is permanently fixed with respect to a detection region of the C-Arm while the first detector assembly is configured to be retractably deployable over the second detector assembly.
A hybrid imaging system comprising a C-Arm that forms an arcuate arm defining a first and a second end, the C-Arm including one or more x-ray generation assemblies, a first detector assembly for 2D-imaging of a patient and a second detector assembly for CT imaging of the patient, wherein the imaging system includes an internal drive mechanism for rotating the C-Arm around the patient wherein the first and second detector assemblies are retractably deployable and wherein the first and second detector assemblies are fixed relative to one another and movable between a first position where one of the detector assemblies is deployed and a second position where the other detector assembly is deployed.
A hybrid imaging system comprising a C-Arm that forms an arcuate arm defining a first and a second end, the C-Arm including one or more x-ray generation assemblies, a first detector assembly for 2D-imaging of a patient and a second detector assembly for CT imaging of the patient, wherein the imaging system includes an internal drive mechanism for rotating the C-Arm around the patient and wherein the second detector assembly is permanently fixed with respect to a detection region of the C-Arm while the first detector assembly is configured to be retractably deployable over the second detector assembly and wherein a first x-ray generation assembly includes a first collimator configured for a 2D exposure mode and a second x-ray generation assembly includes a second collimator configured for a CT exposure mode.
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