Mobile computed radiography
US7438470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4405
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile computed radiography (CR) unit. The mobile CR unit includes a CR scanner adapted to acquire one or more images from an image recording medium, a frame that supports the CR scanner, an x-ray source mounted to the frame, a transport mechanism coupled to the frame and adapted to facilitate transport of the mobile CR apparatus between locations, and a display coupled to the frame and connected to the CR scanner to display the one or more images acquired by the CR scanner. The mobile CR unit in constructed as a single free-standing integrated device which provides for the exposure of a storage phosphor media, the scanning of the exposed media to generate a digital medical image, and the display of the generated digital medical image.
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