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Hi, Chris Sharrock from Block Imaging here. Today we’re going to take a look at the
OEC 9800 c-arm, a model that we sell a lot of. We’re going to take you through it and
show you some of the unique features. Here we go!
One of the unique features of the OEC 9800 that you’re not going to see in the 9600,
the 9400, or the 9000 is the fact that it has touchscreen monitors. From here you can
navigate through all your patient windows; new exams, scheduled exams. You can type with
the onscreen keyboard but you can also type with the annotated keyboard here as well.
Another unique feature of the OEC 9800 is that it has an imaging chain which is 1K by
1K by 16 bits, which is much higher than the predecessor OEC 9600. You’re getting not
only the 1K by 1K imaging chain but also the 1K by 1K display on both of the CRT monitors.
The OEC 9800 also has a myriad of post-processing options; your basic brightness controls, contrast
as well, all in the 1K by 1K imaging chain we talked about, the patented OEC edge enhancement
feature, giving you more sharpness and detail, the ability for zooming options, and negate,
so you can switch back and forth. Early model 9800s required a DICOM box just
like the OEC 9600s did, but the 9800 Plus, one of the unique features of that and most
9800s now is the addition of this Ethernet board. You’ve got the Ethernet direct out
which can send the DICOM signal over to your PACS system and not have to go through any
kind of conversion box. This is also where you have all your video outs as well.
We’ve talked a lot about the OEC 9600 old-style versus new-style steering. With the 9800 they
kept that newer design so they all have this handle-turn system that allows easier use
for turning and driving your c-arm. Just like on the 9900 and the 9600, from here
you can shoot and set all of your kV and your mA, you can save images, and you can manipulate
the images from the c-arm as well as the monitor cart.
All 9800s are equipped with a handswitch which allows you to do both your CINE and your static
images and a footswitch that does the same. The OEC 9800 comes in a couple different software
configurations: GSP (General Surgical Package), ESP (Expanded Surgical Package), ESP 8, which
was a new feature on the 9800 allowing 8 frame per second CINE, the vascular package, which
comes in both an 8 frame and 15 frame per second CINE loop, the neurovascular, which
is 30 frames per second, and the cardiac package.