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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104262 | EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENTS FROM A PIXELATED DETECTOR The invention relates to a method and a data processing device for evaluating measurement signals provided by a layered, pixelated radiation detector. A generalized detector response function is provided that describes the energy-related crosstalk caused by radiation in... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106696 | GRADED RESOLUTION FIELD OF VIEW CT SCANNER A CT scanner comprising: a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation: an X-ray source mounted to the rotor having a focal spot from which an X-ray beam emanates; an X-ray detector array comprising a plurality of X-ray detectors for detecting X-rays in the X-ray beam; wh... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120069956 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DETECTOR MODULE A computed tomography detector module can include a detector element, a frame, and a converter element. The detector element can be configured to detect electromagnetic radiation at a detection plane and output one or more analog detection signals. The frame can connect... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069953 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOTCH FILTRATION FOR DUAL ENERGY CT An imaging system includes an x-ray source that emits a beam of x-rays toward an object to be imaged, a detector that receives the x-rays attenuated by the object, a spectral notch filter positioned between the x-ray source and the object, a data acquisition system (DAS... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120033784 | X-RAY DETECTOR AND X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER According to one embodiment, an X-ray detector includes a plurality of detection packs and a plurality of heaters. Each of the detection packs includes a plurality of detection elements that detect X rays having passed through a subject and output a detection signal cor... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033783 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS According to one embodiment, in an X-ray computed tomography apparatus including a gantry unit including an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, a bed unit, and a console, the X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a storage unit, a power supply unit, and a power sup... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027166 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS A radiation image capturing apparatus includes an overlapping area specifying unit which acquires a plurality of radiation images of the plurality of image capturing ranges of an elongate test subject in advance, specifies overlapping areas in the radiation images, and ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120014502 | ASYMMETRIC DE-POPULATED DETECTOR FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A computed tomography (CT) detector array includes a central region substantially symmetric about a central axis thereof and includes a first plurality of x-ray detector cells configured to acquire CT data from a first number of detector rows during a scan, wherein the ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014503 | Computed Tomography Scanning System and Method A system for recording computed tomography image data of an object in an object area comprises an X-ray source and an X-ray detector arranged at either side of the object area, the X-ray source having a flying focal spot from which X-rays is emitted and the X-ray detect... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008737 | DETERMINING A PHASE OF AN OBJECT MOVEMENT IN A SERIES OF IMAGES A method for determining a movement phase of a periodically moving object in a plurality of sequentially produced images in a series of images of the periodically moving object. The method includes registering different images in the series of images. The method also in... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120008738 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING SYSTEM A system for recording CT data of an object in an object area (4) comprises an X-ray source (5) and an X-ray detector (6) at either side of the object area. The X-ray detector comprises a stack of elongated detector array arrangements (6a<... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110311023 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to generate an X-ray; a scintillator configured to convert the X-ray into a fluorescent; a substrate including a plurality of photosensitive elements configured to convert the fluorescent into an electric charge;... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311021 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS According to one embodiment, a medical image display apparatus includes a thin-out processing unit configured to execute thin-out processing for a series of original medical images, a display unit configured to display the series of medical images generated by the thin-... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311022 | Counting Detector And Computed Tomography System A counting detector is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the counting detector includes sensors for converting radiation quanta into electrical pulses and an evaluation unit with a number of energy thresholds, wherein the evaluation unit generates for each sensor a... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297834 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD In a nuclear medicine imaging apparatus as a medical image diagnosis apparatus according to one embodiment, a PET detector is configured to detect a gamma ray emitted from a nuclide introduced into a body of a subject. A PET image reconstruction unit is configured to re... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110274238 | Computed tomography system A computed tomography system is provided for allowing it to be deployed more effectively. The computed tomography system features an annular CT gantry with a central opening, a recording system that can be rotated within the gantry. The recording system has an x-ray sou... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274335 | Method for recording and reconstructing a three-dimensional image dataset and x-ray apparatus A method for recording and reconstructing a three-dimensional image dataset is proposed. A plurality of projection images are acquired under different recording geometries in relation to an object to be recorded by an X-ray apparatus, in particular a C-arm X-ray apparat... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110261925 | GRID APPARATUS AND X-RAY DETECTING APPARATUS A grid apparatus of an X-ray detecting apparatus is provided. The grid apparatus includes an X-ray absorbing material for absorbing X-rays that are scattered from an object, and an X-ray passing material formed between the X-ray absorbing materials to allow X-rays to pa... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110261926 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY FILTERS AND METHODS THEREOF A computed tomography scanner may include a component mounting assembly, an x-ray tube, a filter assembly, and a detector assembly. The filter assembly filters an x-ray fan or cone beam generated by the x-ray tube such that the x-ray beam comprises a high dose portion a... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110255659 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY DETECTOR An X-ray detector of an X-ray CT apparatus has a collimator, a plurality of scintillators, a light reflector and a plurality of photodiodes. The collimator has a threshold plate with a thickness Wc to eliminate scattered radiation from an X-ray. The plurality of scintil... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110255658 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY DETECTOR An X-ray detector of an X-ray CT apparatus has a plurality of collimators, a plurality of scintillators, a plurality of photodiodes and a light guide. The plurality of collimators collimate an X-ray. The plurality of scintillators respectively emit fluorescence based on... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110243299 | X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND X-RAY INSPECTION METHOD An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a scanning X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, an X-ray detector drive unit having a plurality of X-ray detectors mounted thereon and being capable of independently driving the plurality of X-ray detectors, and an image acquisition... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110222649 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR X-RAY CT APPARATUS An X-ray CT apparatus has an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, a temperature sensor, a data acquisition unit and a controller. The X-ray source generates an X-ray. The X-ray detector detects the X-ray. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the X-ray detector. T... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110211667 | DE-POPULATED DETECTOR FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A system, method, and apparatus includes a computed tomography (CT) detector array having a central region with a plurality of central region detecting cells configured to acquire CT data of a first number of slices during a scan, a first wing along a first side of the ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110211669 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH AN ARRAY OF ELECTRODES The invention relates to a radiation detector (100) comprising a converter element (113) with an array (120) of first electrodes (121) for sampling electrical signals generated by incident radiation (X). With a connection circuit (130)... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110211665 | Gantry Image Guided Radiotherapy System And Related Treatment Delivery Methods Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. Provided according to one preferred embodiment is an IGRT apparatus including a barrel-style rotatable gantry structure that provides high mechanical stabi... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110211668 | CONVERTER ELEMENT FOR A RADIATION DETECTOR The invention relates to converter element (100) for a radiation detector, particularly for a Spectral CT scanner. The converter element (100) comprises at least two conversion cells (131) that are at least partially separated from each other by int... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206180 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CENTER DETECTOR INDEX ON CT SCANNER WITH LIMITED FIELD OF VIEW ACCESS A position of a center detector of a radiation scanner can be determined without shutting down the scanner and/or manually positioning a phantom in the scanning field of the scanner. A phantom, comprising a target, is scanned to create an axial image of the phantom. The... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110206178 | On-line cone beam CT reconstruction An in-line 4D cone beam CT reconstruction algorithm, i.e. one that works in parallel with image acquisition, comprises an imaging system for a object exhibiting internal periodic motion comprising a source of penetrating radiation and a two-dimensional detector for the ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110206179 | Multi-View Cargo Scanner The present invention provides a multi-view X-ray inspection system. In one embodiment, a beam steering mechanism directs the electron beam from an X-ray source to multiple production targets which generate X-rays for scanning which are subsequently detected by a plural... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110200167 | RADIATION MODULATION IN A SECURITY EXAMINATION APPARATUS Radiation flux can be adjusted “on the fly” as an object (204) is being scanned in a security examination apparatus. Adjustments are made to the radiation flux based upon radiation incident on a first radiation detector (226) in an upstream portion ( 08/18/2011 | |
| 20110186739 | MOBILE TOMOGRAPHIC CARGO INSPECTION SYSTEM Apparatus for scanning large cargo to detect concealed contents include a mobile platform configured to carry and position at least one X-ray or gamma-ray source and at least one detector array at a plurality of positions with respect to a stationary cargo. The detector... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110188626 | Damage Evaluation Apparatus, and Damage Evaluation Method Provided is a damage evaluation apparatus capable of evaluating the damage of an asphalt mixture or the like non-destructively for a short time and in a precise manner. This apparatus turns a sample (S) and irradiates it at every predetermined angle with an X-ray so tha... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110176745 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ARTIFACT DUE TO TIME DELAY IN DATA ACQUISTION SYSTEM IN COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY The CT imaging system optimizes its image generation by substantially reducing artifacts caused by a known amount of readout time lag in the X-ray detectors or data acquisition system. Although each detector row takes the same amount of time to read out the signals, the... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110176656 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE A solid-state image pickup device 1 includes a photodetecting section 10, a signal readout section 20, a controlling section 30, and a correction processing section 40. In the photodetecting section 10, M×N pixel units P1,... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110158381 | 2D REFLECTOR AND COLLIMATOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF A two dimensional collimator assembly and method of manufacturing thereof is disclosed. The collimator assembly includes a wall structure constructed to form a two dimensional array of channels to collimate x-rays. The wall structure further includes a first portion pos... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150176 | IMAGE PROCESSING WITH COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION AND/OR DIAGNOSIS The invention relates to a method and an image processing device (10) for the evaluation of image raw-data of a body region generated with an imaging device like a CT scanner (30). From the image raw-data, a first image (ICAD) is reconstructed w... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110142195 | Curtain Assembly, Scanning System, and Method for Assembling Scanning System A curtain assembly includes at least one curtain including at least one slat. The at least one curtain is configured to be rotatably coupled to a housing of a scanning system having a radiation source and a detector. The at least one curtain is further configured to fac... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110135052 | DATA ACQUISITION An imaging system includes at least one radiation generating component (210) that alternately emits different radiation that traverse an examination region and a common detector (214) that detects radiation that traverses the examination region and generat... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110135054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF VOLUMETRIC IMAGES IN A DIVERGENT SCANNING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM An apparatus and method for reconstructing image data for a region are described. A radiation source and multiple one-dimensional linear or two-dimensional planar area detector arrays located on opposed sides of a region angled generally along a circle centered at the r... | 06/09/2011 |
