Philips Healthcare of Andover, MA, has starting shipping Veradius, a surgical c-arm with a flat-panel digital detector.
The company's Veradius product includes a thin, flat detector designed to give surgeons more flexibility and to improve workflow and image quality. It also includes an additional monitor on the C-arm stand that allows the operator to have an unobstructed view of the live image, Philips said.
Unlike traditional image intensifiers, the flat detector is not affected by magnetic and geometric distortions, resulting in consistent edge-to-edge image quality. Its beam filters reduce patient skin x-ray dose by 40% over conventional filters, and the system's pulsed fluoroscopy mode can reduce x-ray dose by up to 75%, according to Philips.
Philips first demonstrated Veradius at the 2008 RSNA meeting.
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