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what are the latest advance technology of flat panel fluoroscopy ? and how is it better than the image intensifier fluoroscopy ?
Flat panel fluoroscopy
What are the latest advance technology of flat panel fluoroscopy
Flat-panel detectors are a class of solid-state x-ray digital radiography devices similar to the image sensors used in digital photography and video. They are used in both projectional radiography and as an alternative to x-ray image intensifier in fluoroscopy equipment.They are advanced than the image intensifier fluoroscopy.
Flat-panel detectors are more sensitive and faster than film. Their sensitivity allows a lower dose of radiation for a given picture quality than film. For fluoroscopy, they are lighter, far more durable, smaller in volume, more accurate, and have much less image distortion than x-ray image intensifiers and can also be produced with larger areas.
How is it better than the image intensifier fluoroscopy ?
*Image quality include lack of geometric distortion
*Little or no veiling glare
*A uniform response across the field-of-view(excellent image uniformity and flat-field capabilities)
*Small compact design
*Improved ergonomics with better patient access
*Better detective quantum efficiency
*Rectangular FOV and full use of the image monitor
*Wide dynamic range response