| 摘要 |
An improved C-arm assembly for multiple imaging of a target broadly comprising a first emitter-detector pair arranged to image the target along a first axis, and a second emitter-detector pair, physically coupled to the first emitter-detector pair, for imaging the target along a second axis different from the first. Conveniently, the first and second axes may be arranged orthogonal to one another, facilitating simultaneous or near-simultaneous anterior-posterior (AP) and lateral views, for example. Various physical configurations are possible according to the invention. For example, the relationship between both emitter-detector pairs may be fixed on a separate C-arm physically coupled to one another in sliding fashion. That is, at least a portion of the first and second C-arms may be co-extensive with one another, or at least a portion of the second C-arm slidingly engages within or beside the first C-arm.
|
