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-arm technology has improved by leaps and bounds in
recent years with compact mobile units producing
images that rival the quality of those produced by high-
er-end, fixed room platforms, according to Gregory C.
Jett, BSRT, president of Creative Surgical Solutions in
Panama City, Fla. Here are just a few of the advanced imaging capabil-
ities and user-friendly features found on the latest C-arms.
• Improved imaging. Flat-panel CMOS image detectors use low-
dose radiation to capture pictures of incredible quality. The detectors
also allow surgeons to magnify images without losing clarity or
increasing the radiation dose, points out Mr. Jett. Newer systems let
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Intraoperative imaging never looked so good or was so easy to perform.
• ROOM TO MOVE Mobile C-arms pack a powerful imaging punch in small packages to provide surgeons with high-quality pic-
tures in outpatient ORs.
