Single monitor stereoradiological television system using PLZT electrooptic shutters.
A new family of materials consisting of lead lanthanium zirconate titanate (PLZT) has evolved from recent advances in ferroelectric ceramics. PLZT electrooptic ceramics may be used as electronically triggered high-contrast optical shutters in lightweight stereoscopic viewing devices. A PLZT electrooptic shutter stereoradiology system in which dual x-ray tubes are used to generate stereo pairs of fluoroscopic images is presented. This system requires only a single television monitor for stereoscopic viewing by one or more observers. The viewer which contains the optical shutters is compact, light-weight, and can be attached easily to normal eyeglasses.
D006801:Humans; D007811:Lanthanum; D007854:Lead; D011871:Radiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D013690:Television; D014025:Titanium; D015040:Zirconium
D007854:Lead; D007811:Lanthanum; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium