C-Arm Machine

C-arm machine : is a medical imaging device that is based on X-ray technology and can be used flexibly in various ORs within the clinic.

The name is derived from C shaped arm used to connect the X-ray source and X-ray detector to one another.

Since the introduction of the first C-arm in 1955 the technology has advanced rapidly.

WHERE C-arm MACHINE CAN BE FOUND.

The C-arm machine can be founded in specialists fileds such as 

-Orthopedics.

-Traumatology.

-Vascular Surgery.

-Cardiology.

The device provide high resolution X-ray image in real time ,thus allowing the physician to monitor progress at any point during the operation and immediately make any correction that may be require.

consequently, the treatment results are better and patients recovery more quickly. Hospitals benefit from cost saving through the fewer follow up operations.

HOW C ARM WORK.

A C-arm  comprises of the generator (X-ray source) and image intensifier or flat panel detector. The C shape connecting the element allows movement horizontal ,vertically and around the swivel axes , so that Xray  image of the patient can be produced from almost any angle.

The generator emits Xrays that penetrate the patient's body. The image intensifier or flat panel detector converts the X-ray into a visible image that displayed on the C-arm monitor.

The doctor can identity and check anatomical details on the image such as blood vessels, bones ,kidney stones ,and the position of implants and instruments at any time.