Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090135996 | MAMMOGRAPHY DEVICES - The invention relates to a mammography device comprising at least one X-ray source, a C-arm which supports said source, as well as a console which integrates an X-ray detector, characterised in that the C-arm and the console are movable relative to one another. The device is also characterised in that the C-arm and the console are mechanically decoupled from one another, the C-arm and/or the console being movable relative to one another, between an exposure-taking position wherein the C-arm is in the immediate vicinity of the console, and a position wherein the C-arm and the console are separated from one another and wherein access to said C-arm and/or to said console is facilitated. | 05-28-2009 |
20120108975 | MULTI-HEADED IMAGING PROBE AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING SAME - A diagnostic imaging system is provided that includes an image acquisition component, a transmitter operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to transmit a signal therefrom, and a beamformer operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to receive image data therefrom. Also included is a processor configured to assemble images from the acquired image data and a display configured to display the images. The image acquisition component includes a multi-headed probe that has a plurality of transducers configured to permit a change of active transducers during an imaging session without a change of the image acquisition component. | 05-03-2012 |
20140364730 | MULTI-HEADED IMAGING PROBE AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING SAME - A diagnostic imaging system is provided that includes an image acquisition component, a transmitter operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to transmit a signal therefrom, and a beamformer operatively coupled to the image acquisition component to receive image data therefrom. Also included is a processor configured to assemble images from the acquired image data and a display configured to display the images. The image acquisition component includes a multi-headed probe that has a plurality of transducers configured to permit a change of active transducers during an imaging session without a change of the image acquisition component. | 12-11-2014 |