Systems for x-ray imaging
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsChangliang Cai, Chang Wang, Da Sheng
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Abstract
Various systems are provided for medical imaging systems. In one example, an assembly for a C-arm comprises: a casing including a first extension housing a first component, a second extension housing a second component, and a clearance formed between the first extension and the second extension; and a collimator seated within the clearance, with an outlet end of the collimator substantially aligned with a terminating end of the first extension and a terminating end of the second extension. An x-ray tube insert may be aligned with the collimator and configured to emit x-ray radiation between the first component and the second component.
Claims20
An assembly for a C-arm, comprising:
- a casing including a first extension housing a first component, a second extension housing a second component, and a clearance formed between the first extension and the second extension;
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- a collimator seated within the clearance, with an outlet end of the collimator substantially aligned with a terminating end of the first extension and a terminating end of the second extension.
A modular assembly for a C-arm, comprising:
- a first mount shaped to support a first modular component;
- a second mount spaced apart from the first mount and shaped to support a second modular component in alignment with the first modular component;
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- a support surface shaped to support a collimator between the first modular component and the second modular component and offset from an x-ray tube insert.
An imaging system, comprising:
- a c-arm;
- an x-ray detector;
- an x-ray assembly mounted at a first end to the c-arm and opposite to the x-ray detector, including:
- a first transformer arranged toward the first end;
- a second transformer arranged at a second end opposite to the first end;
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- a collimator arranged between the first transformer and the second transformer and seated against a support surface recessed away from an upper surface of the first transformer and an upper surface of the second transformer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.