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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184877 | Renormalization of dual-energy images A method is disclosed for generating a composite image from dual-energy projection radiographic image data and renormalizing the composite image such that the pixel values for the composite image have the same relationship to the detected x-ray energy as the origina... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184874 | Enhanced display of medical images A method of processing a digital radiographic medical image. The digital radiographic medical image is accessed and a plurality of regions of interest is determined. For each of the plurality of regions of interest, steps are performed: determining at least one cand... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8150121 | Information collection for segmentation of an anatomical object of interest A method of collecting information regarding an anatomical object of interest includes displaying an image characterized by a first region and a second region, wherein the first and second regions are mutually exclusive and the object is displayed within the second ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150120 | Method for determining a bounding surface for segmentation of an anatomical object of interest A method of bounding an anatomical object of interest in a 3-dimensional volume image includes displaying an image of at least a portion of the object, selecting a plurality of points in the displayed image, at least a first and second point of the plurality of poin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150113 | Method for lung lesion location identification A method and a system are disclosed for labeling an anatomical point associated with a lesion in an organ such as a lung. The method includes: a segmentation of a vessel tree anatomical structure starting from an autonomously determined initial image point; labeling... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150110 | ROI-based rendering for diagnostic image consistency A method for consistent rendering of two or more diagnostic images according to a region of interest. Image data as input code values are obtained for each of the two or more diagnostic images. The background image content is segmented from tissue image content for ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144949 | Method for segmentation of lesions A method of image segmentation includes receiving a set of voxels, segmenting the set of voxels into a foreground group and a background group, and classifying voxels of the foreground group as either lesion voxels or normal anatomy voxels. The method also includes ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139828 | Method for enhanced visualization of medical images A method to process medical images for a desired global and local contrast enhancement. A digital image is accessed and segmented, and a first histogram of the digital image is generated. An overall contrast enhanced histogram is generated using the first histogram.... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134719 | 3-D imaging using telecentric defocus An apparatus for obtaining 3-D surface contour image data of a tooth has a double telecentric optical system disposed to form an image of the surface of the tooth onto an image detector array. A focus adjustment mechanism is actuable to adjust the position of either... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132318 | Metal substrate having electronic devices formed thereon A method of forming an electronic device on a metal substrate deposits a first seed layer of a first metal on at least one master surface with a roughness less than 400 nm. A supporting metal layer is bonded to the first seed layer to form the metal substrate 10 | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131051 | Advanced automatic digital radiographic hot light method and apparatus A method for automatically modifying the rendering of an image based on an analysis of pixel values within a selected region of interest. The method includes: providing a digital input image of digital pixel values and tone scale look-up table (LUT); creating a defa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129810 | Continuous large area imaging and display arrays using readout arrays fabricated in silicon-on-glass substrates A vertically-integrated image sensor is proposed with the performance characteristics of single crystal silicon but with the area coverage and cost of arrays fabricated on glass. The image sensor can include a backplane array having readout elements implemented in s... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113702 | Variable condenser for delivery of illumination including recursively nested circle to-line fiber optic converter cable A variable condenser for delivery of illumination, including a recursively nested circle-to-line fiber optic shape-converting cable and a focusable input lens system. At the input of the fiber optic cable, sets of individual optical fibers comprise successively smal... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106363 | Digital radiography panel with pressure-sensitive adhesive for optical coupling between scintillator screen and detector and method of manufacture A digital radiography panel has a scintillator screen having a light-exiting surface from a material with a first index of refraction n1 and a photosensor array having a light-accepting surface from a material with a second index of refraction n2 | 01/31/2012 |
| 8085901 | Firing delay for retrofit digital X-ray detector A method and apparatus are disclosed for obtaining an x-ray image from an x-ray imaging apparatus using a digital radiography receiver installs a retrofit connection apparatus that adapts the x-ray imaging apparatus for use with the digital radiography receiver by f... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077956 | Orientation detection for chest radiographic images A method for identifying the orientation of a radiographic image of a patient generates a reduced-scale image having a smaller number of pixel elements than the original radiographic image and generates a reduced bit-depth image from the reduced-scale image. The met... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077949 | Apparatus for caries detection An apparatus for imaging a tooth having a light source with a first spectral range and a second spectral range. A polarizing beamsplitter (18) light having a first polarization state toward the tooth and directs light from the tooth having a second polarizati... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077948 | Method for editing 3D image segmentation maps A digital image editing method includes receiving a three-dimensional volume image of an anatomical object of interest, wherein the volume image is characterized by first and second mutually exclusive segmentation classes. The method also includes deriving a two-dim... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075308 | Intra-oral camera for diagnostic and cosmetic imaging An apparatus for obtaining images of a tooth comprises at least one image sensor disposed along an optical axis to take polarized reflectance image and fluorescence image, at least one broadband illumination apparatus for reflectance imaging, and a narrow-band ultra... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074349 | Magnetic hold-down for foil substrate processing A method for forming an electronic circuit disposes a plurality of magnets onto a flux plate to form a magnetic platen. A substrate package is formed using the magnetic platen and, stacked against the magnetic platen, a non-magnetic carrier and a substrate layer, wi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073231 | Tube detection in diagnostic images A method for detecting tubing in a radiographic image of a patient, executed at least in part by a control logic processor, obtains radiographic image data for a patient and identifies a region of interest in the radiographic image. A gradient magnitude image of the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073229 | Image analysis of tube tip positioning A method for processing a radiographic image of a patient obtains radiographic image data and detects the position of inserted tubing or other foreign object in the obtained image and determines the tubing tip or object location. A region of interest in the neighbor... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068657 | Method of microcalcification detection in mammography A method of microcalcification detection in a digital mammographic image identifies one or more potential microcalcification sites in the mammographic image according to spot clustering. Each of the one or more potential microcalcification sites is assigned either a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064675 | Computer-aided tubing detection A method for detecting tubing in a radiographic image of a patient, executed at least in part by a control logic processor, obtains a radiographic image data for a patient and detects one or more possible tube segments in the image. At least one tubing candidate is ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064665 | Tone scale transformation for radiological images A method for transforming radiological image data from a digital receiver obtains digital image data values from the digital receiver and compensates for exposure response differences between a screen film system and the digital receiver. Modulation transfer functio... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055052 | Artifact suppression in diagnostic images A method of reducing artifacts in a digital radiographic image identifies either a row or column direction for the artifacts in the image data as a predominant direction and obtains a measurement of the image data frequency content that is subject to artifacts from ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050735 | Apparatus and method for multi-modal imaging An imaging system for imaging an object, including: a support member adapted to receive the object in an immobilized state; a removable phosphor plate assembly adapted to respond to ionizing radiation by emitting visible light; first imaging means for imaging the im... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041409 | Method and apparatus for multi-modal imaging A method and apparatus for imaging a subject animal. The method comprises the steps of treating the animal with an x-ray contrast agent and an imaging agent; supporting the animal in an immobilized state on a support member; acquiring an x-ray anatomical image of th... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039788 | Imaging target for testing quality of multiple-magnification focus and image co-registration An imaging target, suited for use in multi-modal imaging systems, includes test patterns for testing quality of both focus and co-registration for multiple magnifications and multiple modalities of operation of a multimodal imaging system. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021045 | Integrated portable digital X-ray imaging system A mobile digital radiography system of a type including a mobile x-ray source; a mobile computer, the computer having a display for radiographic images and related information; a digital radiography detector, the detector and x-ray source in communication with and u... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021043 | Magnetic shielding for portable detector A digital radiographic detector has a detector panel that forms digital image data according to radiation exposure energy. An enclosure houses the detector panel, formed from an electrically conductive material and having a base with an inner base surface and an out... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019625 | Administrative reports for digital radiology department A system produces administrative reports for a digital radiology department. The system includes a plurality of digital radiographic systems, each of which has storage for storing digital data in html relating to the use and operation of the system. A computer is in... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019139 | Method and system for processing an image of body tissues A method and system for detecting a boundary between a first tissue and a second tissue in a two-dimensional image. A cost is assigned to each pixel in a detection region indicative of the likelihood that the pixel is not located on the boundary between the first ti... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017104 | Large stoke shift dye used for optical imaging The present invention relates to a diagnostic contrast agent comprising a water dispersible, near-infrared tricarbocyanine, enamine-functionalized dye having a Stoke shift of greater than 50 and represented by five general formulae. The present invention also relate... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015702 | Metal substrate having electronic devices formed thereon A method of forming an electronic device on a metal substrate deposits a first seed layer of a first metal on at least one master surface with a roughness less than 400 nm. A supporting metal layer is bonded to the first seed layer to form the metal substrate 10 | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008628 | Dental radiology apparatus and signal processing method used therewith A dental radiology apparatus having: an intraoral sensor comprising a detector that includes an active pixel array produced using biCMOS technology and converting a received x-ray into at least one analog electrical output signal; an electronic module encapsulated i... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7995828 | Speckle reporting in digital radiographic imaging A method for reporting image quality obtains a digital radiological image and processes the image to detect at least one speckle. Noise signal magnitude in the digital radiological image is estimated. At least one speckle is identified according to its signal magnit... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994485 | Apparatus and method for fluorescence measurements using spatially structured illumination An apparatus and method for depth selected fluorescence measurements is provided. The apparatus may include a carrier for at least one sample substance; projection optics; an image capture module; a signal processor to transform the data image to provide depth selec... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989773 | Compact and durable encasement for a digital radiography detector A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for co... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983392 | Method for associating a wireless detector with an imaging apparatus A method for obtaining an x-ray image stores an association between a digital radiology receiver panel, a label that is applied to one or more surfaces of the digital radiology receiver panel, and an x-ray imaging room. A response to an operator instruction designat... | 07/19/2011 |
