Patent ID: 6435713
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A biplane angiography/CT apparatus comprising: a top plate for laying a subject; a frontal arm comprising an X-ray tube and an X-ray image receiving device for performing angiographic imaging vertically across the subject laid on said top plate; a lateral arm comprising an X-ray tube and an X-ray image receiving device for performing angiographic imaging horizontally across the subject laid on said top plate; a CT gantry comprising an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector for performing CT imaging on the subject laid on said top plate; and control means for retracting said CT gantry to a position not hindering angiographic imaging and moving said frontal and lateral arms to an angiographic imaging position based on a command by an operator, and for retracting said frontal and lateral arms to positions not hindering CT imaging and moving said CT gantry to a CT imaging position based on a command by the operator.