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| 8094776 | Tomosynthesis radiographing apparatus Providing a radiation emission unit having multiple radiation sources for emitting radiation onto a subject, in which the multiple radiation sources are distributed such that the radiation emitted from each radiation source and transmitted through the subject forms ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8068579 | Process for examining mineral samples with X-ray microscope and projection systems A process to determine the porosity and/or mineral content of mineral samples with an x-ray CT system is described. Based on the direct-projection techniques that use a spatially-resolved x-ray detector to record the x-ray radiation passing through the sample, 1 mic... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8031833 | Portable inspection apparatus for X-ray tomography An inspection apparatus for tomographing an object includes a moving unit and a rotating unit, which is disposed on the moving unit and rotates the object to be tomographed. A method for tomographing an object includes steps of disposing an object on an inspection a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031832 | Circular multi-beam X-ray device A multi-beam x-ray device has a multi-beam x-ray tube with an interior in the form of a circle. Focal spots of the x-ray radiation are arranged along the circle. An x-ray tube control unit controls the x-ray radiation emission such that an x-ray beam is emitted from... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7978811 | Radiographic apparatus In a radiographic apparatus of this invention, when obtaining a long image in a longitudinal direction, an image composing unit combines a plurality of radiographic images in the longitudinal direction based on detected radiation, and a setting unit sets a length of... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7970099 | Multi-beam x-ray device A multi-beam x-ray device has a multi-beam x-ray tube in the form of a polygon, wherein the focal spots of the x-ray radiation are arranged along the polygon sides. An x-ray tube control unit controls the x-ray radiation emission such that an x-ray beam is alternate... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7940887 | Radiographic apparatus An X-ray tube and a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD) are constructed movable parallel to each other in the same direction along a body axis which is a longitudinal direction of a patient. The X-ray tube intermittently emits radiation and the FPD detects radiation tra... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940888 | X-ray imaging apparatus, method of controlling the same, and computer program An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source including a plurality of X-ray focuses, an X-ray detector which detects X-rays emitted from the X-ray focuses and transmitted through an object, and a control unit which controls the X-ray source and the X-ray dete... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7885378 | Imaging system and related techniques An imaging method and apparatus is described in which distances between a source and an object are changed and projection images are generated at each of the different distances. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7860211 | Method of producing a laminography image with a rotating object, fixed x-ray source, and fixed detector columns A method of producing a laminography image of an object. The object is rotated on a platform in an object space between a fixed x-ray source and multiple columns of detector elements. Two samples of each voxel are taken at each detector column, one for each of the t... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7773721 | Multi-segment cone-beam reconstruction system and method for tomosynthesis imaging A tomosynthesis method for creating a three-dimensional reconstruction of a target element volume acquires radiation absorbance images of the target element volume through a limited plurality of positions. The target element volume is divided into a plurality of vol... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7742558 | Mammography tomosynthesis apparatus with a compression plate having a recess therein A tomosynthesis apparatus for mammography has an x-ray source for emission of x-ray beams from different directions directed toward a detector, and a compression plate and a support plate arranged in the beam path between the x-ray source and the detector. A breast ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7599467 | Device for contact-free transmission of signals and measured data in a computed tomography apparatus An x-ray computed tomography apparatus has a stationary unit and a rotatable unit, carrying an x-ray source and a radiation detector. The rotatable unit rotates around an axis relative to the stationary unit, that proceeds through both units. In order to transmit si... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7567647 | Source array translation for digital tomosynthesis A system includes emission of first radiation from a plurality of radiation sources disposed in a fixed relationship to each other, the first radiation emitted from a first plurality of locations defining a first array geometry. A first set of projection images is a... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7440602 | Methods, apparatus, and software to compensate for failed or degraded components A method for improving images of an imaging system including a plurality of detector cells includes assigning a quality factor for each detector cell. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440598 | Adaptive filter In a method and filter and computer product for adaptive filtering of projection data acquired by a medical diagnostic apparatus, raw data-based filtering of the acquired projection data is undertaken using a filter with a filter kernel having a constant filter widt... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430271 | Ray tracing kernel A digitized tomosynthesis method, system and apparatus is provided for obtaining 3D volumetric imaging of an object wherein a ray of energy from a source travels through the object to impinge on an energy sensor defining an image plane and the object is rotated abou... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430272 | Full field mammography with tissue exposure control, tomosynthesis, and dynamic field of view processing A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that ma... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424089 | System and method for reconstructing image by using straight-line trajectory scan It is disclosed a system and a method for reconstructing an image by using a straight-line trajectory scan to avoid image spatial resolution reduction due to interpolations in angular direction and detector direction during data rebinning. This system comprises: a p... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412131 | Multilayer optic device and system and method for making same An optic device, system and method for making are described. The optic device includes a first solid phase layer having a first index of refraction with a first photon transmission property and a second solid phase layer having a second index of refraction with a se... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409079 | Calcium scoring method and system A method of automatically scoring intravascular calcium. The delineation of a body surface is detected in a tomographic image produced by an X-ray CT system. Images of bones are removed from a field encircled with the delineation of the body surface. The delineation... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406187 | Method and system for processing an image In computer aided diagnosis, a high-accuracy image indicating a temporal difference of a diseased part of a patient is produced from a current image and a past image as follows. First, a plurality of matching ROIs (Regions of Interest) are defined on the current ima... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405407 | Ion beam therapy system and its couch positioning method A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device ha... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7394920 | Automated computer-implemented method and system for reorienting emission computer tomographic myocardial perfusion images An automated computer-implemented method for reorienting ECT myocardial perfusion images of a heart LV. The method includes receiving variously oriented tomographic images; receiving LV long-axis, LV center and LV axial limits based on the images; receiving the endo... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388973 | Systems and methods for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images A system for segmenting an organ in a plurality of images is described. The system includes an imaging system configured to generate a first set of slices showing images of a subject having the organ. The system also includes a controller configured to determine a s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388942 | X-ray micro-tomography system optimized for high resolution, throughput, image quality A projection x-ray imaging system that possibly utilizes a laboratory-based micro-focused x-ray source is disclosed. Techniques for optimizing the system for high quality, three dimensional image formation with tomographic imaging with the potential for high resolut... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379576 | Method and system for patient identification in 3D digital medical images A method of identifying a patient from digital medical images includes providing a first digital image volume of an organ of a patient and a second digital image volume of the same organ, segmenting each slice of the first image volume and calculating a cross-sectio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376252 | User interactive method and user interface for detecting a contour of an object Method and apparatus for detecting a contour of an object within an image is provided. A user interface is used to select first and second points within the object. A processor detects first and second subcontours based on the first and second points, respectively; ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376254 | Method for surface-contouring of a three-dimensional image In a method for surface contouring of a three-dimensional image of an object a set of planes is placed through the three-dimensional image, and the contours that are imaged in each of the planes of the first set of planes, and that are associated with the surface co... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372945 | Method and device for the recording of objects The invention relates to the recording of an object (4) by imaging with a radiation source (2) on a recording medium (3) using aperture (6), the size of which may be adjusted using adjusting means (7), depending on the size of said... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369640 | Radiation scanning of objects for contraband In one example, a scanning unit for examining contents of a cargo container is disclosed comprising a first path through the scanning unit for transport of a cargo container and one or more sources of respective beams of radiation. At least one of the one or more so... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366282 | Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects using fluorescence This invention is directed towards finding, locating, and confirming threat items and substances. The inspection system is designed to detect objects that are made from, but not limited to, special nuclear materials (“SNM”) and/or high atomic number materials. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359479 | Radiographic apparatus An FPD has a detecting plane with detecting elements arranged in rows (u-axis) and columns (v-axis) extending in two intersecting axial directions. In time of primary scanning, the FPD is moved about a sectional axis to maintain the u-axis parallel to a body axis co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356117 | X-ray inspection system The X-ray inspection system 10 comprises an X-ray electron conversion face 42 for converting an entered X-ray image transmitted through the measurement object into an electronic image, an output fluorescent face 46 for emitting fluorescence when... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356115 | Radiation scanning units including a movable platform A scanning unit for inspecting objects comprises in one embodiment a radiation source to emit a beam of radiation, a rotatable platform to support an object for inspection by the beam of radiation and a detector positioned to receive radiation after interaction of t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354197 | Imaging inspection apparatus with improved cooling An imaging inspection apparatus which utilizes a plurality of individual imaging devices (e.g., X-ray Computer Tomography scanning devices) positioned on a frame for directing beams onto articles having objects therein to detect the objects based on established crit... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352885 | Method and system for multi-energy tomosynthesis Briefly in accordance with one embodiment, the present technique provides a multi-energy tomosynthesis imaging system. The system includes an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays from multiple locations within a limited angular range relative to an imaging volume.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342993 | System for dynamic low dose x-ray imaging A system for low dose x-ray imaging provides for dynamic generation of an x-ray beam with specific shape, and dynamic tracking of a detector with said beam. The detector is rotatable, and translatable along two orthogonal axes, and may mount with a circular detector... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340032 | System for dynamic low dose x-ray imaging and tomosynthesis A system for low dose x-ray imaging provides for dynamic generation of an x-ray beam with specific shape, and dynamic tracking of a detector with said beam. The detector is rotatable, and translatable along two orthogonal axes, and may mount with a circular detector... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335888 | Imaging apparatus to acquire tomography projections with improved orbit The present invention relates to an apparatus for nuclear medicine imaging in which the imaging platform is attached directly to the detectors for nuclear imaging to allow for minimal constant distance between the detector(s) and the object to be imaged. As the dete... | 02/26/2008 |
