Many of the new options on the market will include some rather impressive features, such as 3D navigation. Others will include image processing software, which can make it possible to improve the quality of the images and the overall capabilities of the system. Other systems available might offer reduced radiation dosages, laser aiming guides, a touchscreen interface, procedure road mapping, and more.

Mini C-arms are a type of x-ray system that will fall into the mobile category of x-ray equipment. These types of devices find a home in many different types of clinics and medical settings, but they are prominently used for podiatry, orthopedics, and sports medicine. These are much smaller than a typical type of x-ray device, and can provide medical professionals with more room and more options as to how and where they use them.

Some of the medical manufacturers who are creating mini C-arms today include GE Healthcare, Philips, Siemens, Hitachi, and Ziehm Imaging.