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L
ike an old gas guzzler, your con-
ventional C-arms sure do take
up a lot of space and give off a
lot of radiation, and the image
quality has lost its luster. But
The Rise of Flat-Panel C-arms
What's fueling the move from traditional
image intensifiers to digital flat-panel detectors?
Mike Morsch | Associate Editor
• C-ARM SCENE A staffer at Boston Out-Patient Surgical
Suites in Waltham, Mass., readies a compact flat-panel
C-arm for action.
Greg
DeConciliis,
PA-C,
CASC