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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42852 | Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and storage medium The object of this invention is to provide an imaging apparatus capable of providing a high-quality image optimum for medical diagnosis or the like by an arrangement for preventing any degradation in image quality due to the influence of electromagnetic noise and vi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7724877 | Radiographic imaging system A radiographic imaging system comprises: a grid located opposite a surface of a radiographic image data detector to remove scatter radiation occurring when a radiation penetrates the subject; a grid moving mechanism for moving the grid at least in a direction; contr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7519162 | Lifting drive for a radiation filter in a mammography device A lifting drive for a radiation filter in a mammography device is provided. The lifting drive includes a recording apparatus that accommodates the radiation filter. The recording apparatus is embodied so that the radiation filter is operatively supported to allow mo... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7474735 | Antiscatter grid for reducing a scattered radiation in an x-ray machine, and x-ray machine having an antiscatter grid To prevent an imaging of an antiscatter grid particularly effectively, even in the case of dynamic applications, an antiscatter grid is disclosed for an X-ray detector which exhibits an active pixel matrix. The antiscatter grid, in at least one embodiment, includes ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7433449 | Apparatus for driving a scattered radiation grid of a diagnostic X-ray system In a diagnostic X-ray system having a scattered radiation grid driven via a wobble bearing, restoring forces generated via the wobble bearing and hence the vibration on the diagnostic X-ray system are minimized while simultaneously requiring a minimal space. A plate... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7368151 | Antiscattering grid and a method of manufacturing such a grid An antiscattering grid for an X-ray imaging apparatus of the type comprising a substrate having a plurality of metallized partitions that together define a plurality of cells distributed over the substrate. The partitions allow passage of the X-rays emitted from a s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340029 | X-ray computed tomography apparatus for fast image acquisition An x-ray computed tomography apparatus has a stationary device (3) for generating x-ray radiation from an x-ray focus that moves around the examination volume on a target that at least partially surrounds an examination volume of the apparatus in one plane. F... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327826 | X-ray imaging apparatus and operating method therefor, with subject thickness-dependent use of a scattered ray grid In order to achieve a particularly good image sharpness, in a method and apparatus for radiological imaging of an examination subject, a digital x-ray detector is arranged behind the subject and a scattered-ray grid is positionable between the subject and the x-ray ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319734 | Method and apparatus for blocking radiographic scatter Scatter effects are reduced in a radiographic imaging device, such as a digital slot scan mammographic imaging device, by reducing detected scatter and processing detector information to compensate for scatter effects. A digital mammographic imaging system (10 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315610 | X-ray device that emits an x-ray beam with a scanning-like movement In a method for operating an x-ray device, an x-ray beam is generated at a focal spot of a rotary anode that is rotatable around a rotation axis, and the x-ray beam is gated with a slit-shaped diaphragm to produce a fan-shaped x-ray beam, that is moved through an ex... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7286645 | X-ray device that emits an x-ray beam with a scanning-like movement An x-ray device includes an x-ray tube for generation of an x-ray emanating from a focal spot of a rotary anode rotatable around a rotation axis and a slit-shaped diaphragm for generation of a fan-shaped x-ray beam that is gated from the x-ray and emission is moved ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7254214 | X-ray imaging device An X-ray imaging device is equipped with a solid state detector, for recording image information by being irradiated with X-rays that bear image information and for outputting image signals that represent the recorded image information, and an X-ray dosage detector ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7236572 | X-ray imaging apparatus with continuous, periodic movement of the radiation detector in the exposure plane An economical X-ray apparatus that allows a rapid exposure of comparatively large-format digital X-ray images has an exposure unit, with which a predetermined surface segment of an exposure plane can be exposed with X-ray radiation, and a digital X-ray detector that... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236567 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing operation of an x-ray system and a magnetic system An x-ray apparatus has a flat panel x-ray detector, the operation of which is susceptible to interference by strong magnetic fields. In order to allow the x-ray system to be operated concurrently with a magnetic system, such as a magnetic tracking system or a magnet... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224391 | MOS sensor and drive method thereof To provide a drive method for finding out an optimum storage period quickly. In the method for driving the MOS sensor having a plurality of pixels, after all the plurality of pixels are simultaneously reset, signals are then sequentially outputted from said p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224772 | Radiography by selective detection of scatter field velocity components A reconfigurable collimated radiation detector, system and related method includes at least one collimated radiation detector. The detector has an adjustable collimator assembly including at least one feature, such as a fin, optically coupled thereto. Adjustments to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206382 | Device for adjustment of the anti-scattering grid to the focal length for radiological equipment A device for the adjustment of the anti-scattering grid (G) of a radiological equipment to the different focal lengths that said equipment can provide includes a pair of pressing members (P) mobile in the direction transverse with respect to the plane of the grid (G... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200199 | X-ray diagnostic device for mammography examinations An X-ray diagnostic device is for mammography examinations and includes an arm for an X-ray tube and an object table having an image receptor. The X-ray tube is able to emit a radiation field towards the image receptor. Further, an X-ray grid is included, that is in... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180073 | Radiation image taking apparatus A radiation image taking apparatus includes a case that contains a radiation detecting unit that has a detection surface in which a photoelectric conversion element that detects a radiation transmitted through an object is located, a grid unit which is detachably at... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127028 | Radiation image taking system A tomosynthetic image taking apparatus takes an x-ray image of an object in each of a plurality of positions of an x-ray source to obtain a desired tomogram of the object by adding up the x-ray images thus obtained. A heartbeat phase is detected and the tomosyntheti... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127038 | X-ray grid arrangement The invention relates to a grid holder for an X-ray diagnostic system. The grid holder cooperates with a flexible X-ray grid, which in a flat state has a first focus distance/convergence distance of about 120 cm. A flexing means, preferably in the form of an inflata... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127037 | Soller slit using low density materials A Soller slit device is provided for collimation of high energy radiation, such as X-ray or EUV radiation, and has a low angle of divergence (less than 0.1°) and a high transmission efficiency (60 to 80% or greater). The Soller slit is made up of multiple, parallel... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116758 | Potter-bucky grid with counter-weight A Potter-Bucky device for a radiation image recording apparatus in which an image recording medium is exposed to radiation which has passed through an object in order to record a radiation image of the object on the recording medium includes a grid which is movably ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110507 | Apparatus for radiation image recording An apparatus for radiation image recording includes a radiation receiver to which radiation can be applied and which converts the incident radiation to an electrical charge which represents a measure of the incident radiation and which can be read line-by-line via a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110502 | Radiographic apparatus and method for switching a grid This invention provides a radiographic apparatus and method, which can suitably set a grid in radiography or fluoroscopy and execute fluoroscopy or radiography of an object under optimum imaging conditions. The radiographic apparatus includes an X-ray unit (102 | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102143 | Binderless storage phosphor screen comprising a support including an amorphous (a-C) carbon layer A binderless storage phosphor screen comprises a vacuum deposited phosphor layer on a support, wherein the support includes a layer of amorphous carbon and, optionally, one or more auxilliary layers. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070328 | Method for the compensation of image disturbances in the course of radiation image recordings and radiation image recording apparatus A method is for the compensation of image disturbances in the course of a radiation image recording caused by a defocusing of an antiscatter grid, arranged in the beam path between a beam source and a digital radiation image receiver and focused with respect to a sp... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072446 | Method for making X-ray anti-scatter grid A method for manufacturing an anti-scatter grid including arranging a plurality of elongated metal ribbons of radio-opaque material so that each ribbon is substantially straight and lies in a plane that passes through a focal point of the grid, and placing the elong... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7053378 | Radiographic apparatus A radiographic apparatus includes photoelectric converter elements for converting a radiographic image of an object into image signals and a shield member for shielding the photoelectric converter elements from scattered rays arising within the radiographic apparatu... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042980 | Radiographic apparatus An object of this invention is to implement a radiographic apparatus which can stably obtain a moving image at a high speed by suppressing a voltage variation in GND or power supply line and omitting the standby period for each frame. To achieve this object, during ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6996208 | X-ray optical system with wobble device An X-ray optical system comprising an X-ray source (1), from which X-ray radiation (2) is guided to a sample (4) under investigation, and an X-ray detector (7) for receiving radiation (5) diffracted or scattered from the sample ( | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993110 | Collimator for imaging systems and methods for making same A method for fabricating a collimator includes mixing an x-ray absorbent material with at least one of a temporary binder and a temporary gel, and extruding the mixed x-ray absorbent material through a die to form a unitary collimator structure that is at least one ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968041 | Antiscatter grid or collimator An antiscatter device, such as a grid or collimator, is for absorption of secondary radiation which is scattered by an object. The antiscatter device includes an absorption structure with a plurality of elements. Two or more elements form a cell-like structure with ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6952465 | Radiographic apparatus A radiographic apparatus capable of detecting radiation in a stable manner and in an amount suitable for a good image includes AEC detectors arranged in a stripe pattern in the space between pixels converting incident radiation into an electrical signal. The stripes... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944266 | X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray imaging apparatus including an X-ray generation means for emitting X-rays, and an X-ray detector on which a grid selected from a plurality of different types of grids is removably mountable. The X-ray detector receives the X-rays emitted from the X-ray gene... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925153 | Grid arrangement for X-ray apparatus Grid arrangement (1) for use with an X-ray apparatus (70) that is provided with an X-ray source and a recording element, it being possible, in operation, to place the grid arrangement (1) against the recording element and the grid arrangement be... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6895080 | X-ray measuring apparatus The present invention provides an x-ray measuring apparatus for diagnosis having high spatial resolution and high sensitivity, which includes: an x-ray source for emitting x-rays from an x-ray focal spot; an x-ray detector in which a plurality of sensing elements ea... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6868137 | Apparatus and method for a radiation image through a grid It is an object of one of the inventions to acquire a radiation image in which a stripe pattern originating from a scattered ray removing grid is less apt to interfere with observation. An image acquisition apparatus of one of the inventions includes a sensor for sp... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6850597 | X-ray image photographing apparatus and grid device An X-ray image photographing apparatus includes an image obtaining portion for obtaining an X-ray distribution transmitted through an object, a grid detecting system having a construction for obtaining information from a grid side by the action of inserting the grid... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6839408 | Two-dimensional, anti-scatter grid and collimator designs, and its motion, fabrication and assembly A grid, for use with electromagnetic energy emitting devices, includes at least metal layer, which is formed, for example, by electroplating. The metal layer includes top and bottom surfaces, and a plurality of solid integrated walls. Each of the solid integrated wa... | 01/04/2005 |
