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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139710 | Systems, methods and apparatus to image objects Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a time series is generated from a plurality of X-ray projections of an object that were acquired under limited angular conditions with a flat-panel X-ray detector, and thereafter the plura... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8031834 | Tomosynthesis apparatus and method to operate a tomosynthesis apparatus A tomosynthesis apparatus has an x-ray source that generates an x-ray beam emanating from a focus, which is received by a flat panel detector. To set a tomosynthesis angle, the position of the central axis of the x-ray beam of the x-ray source is variable. A collima... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7936858 | System and method for tomosynthesis A system and method for tomosynthesis, the method including emitting a respective imaging x-ray from each of a plurality of imaging x-ray sources disposed in a fixed relation with respect to one another, acquiring x-ray absorption projections of an object, each of t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7778388 | Radiation tomographic image generation apparatus A tomographic image generation apparatus for generating tomographic images appropriate for diagnosis from radiation images obtained by tomosynthesis imaging. Tomographic images of a subject are generated with a first slice interval by reconstructing a plurality of r... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7515682 | Method and system to generate object image slices A method for creating a variable slice thickness for displaying an imaged object is disclosed. The method includes acquiring a plurality of projection images from a plurality of different projection angles within a defined sweep angle, reconstructing a plurality of ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7463713 | Mammography method and apparatus for generating digital tomosynthetic 3D image In a method and a device for generating a digital tomosynthetic 3D X-ray image of an examined object, a number of individual images are made of the examined object at different projection angles relative to the normal of the patient examination table by moving the X... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7404673 | Method for generating a gain-corrected x-ray image In a method to create a gain-corrected x-ray image with the aid of a flat-panel x-ray detector a number of gain images are determined on calibration and this is done for different measurement situations which correspond to different settings of specific x-ray imagin... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7355504 | Electrical devices An electrical device which comprises first and second laminar electrodes and a laminar PTC resistive element sandwiched between them, the device comprising (a) a main portion which comprises a main part of the first electrode, a ma... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356113 | Tomosynthesis imaging system and method A system for three-dimensional tomosynthesis imaging of a target element includes an image acquisition element and a processor. The image acquisition element obtains a plurality of images of the target element from a plurality of angles and includes a radiation sour... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336764 | Electron beam accelerator and ceramic stage with electrically-conductive layer or coating therefor A ceramic electron beam accelerator is disclosed finding particularly efficacious uses in X-ray electronic circuit imaging and testing applications. The ceramic stage design eliminates the need for placing metal reinforcements between adjoining stages of the acceler... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333590 | Dual-source scanning-based detection of ionizing radiation A dual-source scanning-based radiation detecting apparatus comprises at least two radiation sources provided for emitting ionizing radiation of optionally different energies, direction sensitive line detectors arranged in an array, and a device for scanning the line... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330528 | System and method for parallel image reconstruction of multiple depth layers of an object under inspection from radiographic images A system and method are provided which enable parallel image reconstruction of multiple depth layers of an object. More specifically, a system and method are provided in which pixels are captured for an object and such pixels are processed to reconstruct voxels for ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330531 | System for quantitative radiographic imaging A system for spectroscopic imaging of bodily tissue in which a scintillation screen and a charged coupled device (CCD) are used to accurately image selected tissue. Applications include the imaging of radionuclide distributions within the human body or the use of a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326025 | System for detecting warped carriers and associated methods Disclosed herein is a warp detection system (200) for determining warping in a carrier (110) configured to carry substrates (120) for processing. In one embodiment, the system (200) includes a guide plate (210) configured to guide ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327870 | Method for inspecting a region of interest An inspection method utilizing vertical slice imaging. A number of horizontal slice images, extending through an object of interest, are acquired. A vertical region of interest is defined from the data representing the horizontal slice images. A vertical slice image... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313219 | Radiation image pick-up device, radiation image pick-up method and program To provide a radiation image pick-up device capable of obtaining a plurality of tomography images through single-time image pick-up, a radiation image pick-up method and a program. When a position controller moves an X-ray source to an optional tomography pla... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313218 | Radiographic apparatus and radiation detection signal processing method A radiographic apparatus removes lag-behind parts from radiation detection signals taken from an FPD as X rays are emitted from an X-ray tube, on an assumption that the lag-behind part included in each X-ray detection signal is due to an impulse response formed of a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313214 | Computed tomography unit having an aperture stop A computed tomography unit includes at least one X-ray tube, that scans an object in a fashion rotating in a circle or spiral about a z-axis, in combination with an oppositely situated detector having a multiplicity of detector rows. Each detector row includes an ap... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310436 | Systems, methods and apparatus for specialized filtered back-projection reconstruction for digital tomosynthesis Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in one aspect, a three-dimensional (3D) image of an object is constructed from a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images of the object using a specialized filter. The specialized filter implements a linear r... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310404 | Radiation CT radiographing device, radiation CT radiographing system, and radiation CT radiographing method using the same An object rotating type cone beam radiation CT radiographing device in which a high speed and high sensitivity are obtained with low costs is provided. Thus, a radiation CT device of high performance for vehicle-mounted use and group medical examination can be provi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310406 | Inspection method and system for and method of producing component mounting substrate On a production line for component mounting substrate, mutually communicating inspection apparatus are each provided to a different one of production processes that are carried out sequentially such as the solder printing, component mounting and soldering processes.... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7286628 | Phase-contrast enhanced computed tomography A phase-contrast x-ray computed tomography scanner, a monochromatic diffraction computed tomography scanner, a rotatable monochromatic diffraction computed tomography scanner, and a combination phase-contrast and monochromatic computed tomography scanner are provide... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285784 | Real time method and computer system for identifying radioactive materials from HPGe gamma-ray spectroscopy A real-time method and computer system for identifying radioactive materials which collects gamma count rates from a HPGe gamma-radiation detector to produce a high-resolution gamma-ray energy spectrum. A library of nuclear material definitions (“library definitio... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283613 | Method of measuring the momentum transfer spectrum of elastically scattered X-ray quanta A method of measuring a momentum transfer spectrum of elastically scattered X-ray quanta which emanate from a scatter voxel inside an object to be examined is described. A scatter voxel emits X-radiation in an X-direction and has a primary collimator which allows th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274766 | Method and arrangement for three-dimensional medical X-ray imaging This invention relates to a medical X-ray device arrangement for producing three-dimensional information of an object in a medical X-ray imaging, the medical X-ray device arrangement comprising an X-ray source for X-radiating the object from at least two different d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254209 | Iterative CT reconstruction method using multi-modal edge information A computed tomography (CT) reconstruction method includes implementing an iterative image reconstruction process for CT metrology of an object, wherein the iterative reconstruction process utilizes accurate forward projection. During each of a plurality of iteration... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250949 | Method and system for visualizing three-dimensional data A technique is provided for visualizing a volume of interest, such as may be acquired by a tomosynthesis imaging system. The technique provides for the use of one or more weighting functions, such as depth-dependent weighting functions, in the determination of pixel... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245698 | 4-dimensional digital tomosynthesis and its applications in radiation therapy A 4-dimensional digital tomosynthesis system includes an x-ray source, an x-ray detector and a processor. The x-ray source is suitable for emitting x-ray beams to an object with a periodic motion. The periodic motion is divided into (n+1) time intervals, n being a p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239732 | Method and unit for storing a radiation image Radiation-image information is input from a radiation-image measuring apparatus to a measurement-information storing section, and measurement information, which consists of the positional information of a measuring point and a result of measurement based on the posi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231080 | Multiple optical input inspection system A system and method of inspecting electrical circuits with multiple optical inputs, including: obtaining first and second image data that are generally spatially coincidental but which each include some image data that is different, modifying one of the images by em... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231013 | Precise x-ray inspection system utilizing multiple linear sensors An x-ray inspection is provided featuring a single x-ray source and a planar array of linear sensors aligned in parallel. An article to be inspected is moved between the x-ray source and the linear sensors in a series of passes parallel to the array of linear sensor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227980 | Systems and methods for tomographic reconstruction of images in compressed format Disclosed are methods and systems for tomographic reconstructing of desired image data from image data corresponding to a plurality of detector images comprising compressing the plurality of detector images, identifying a projection matrix which describes an ideal w... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225051 | Closed-loop feedback for maximizing Cpk in progressive forming operations A method and system for maximizing process capability in a progressive forming operation. The method compensates for deviations introduced by unformed components, and uses closed loop feedback to compensate for deviations introduced by forming tools. Fiducial featur... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218702 | X-ray system for use in image guided procedures An x-ray system for use with image-guided medical procedures is programmed to move in a first scan path to acquire cone beam attenuation data from which a three-dimensional digital subtraction angiogram of selected vasculature is reconstructed. The x-ray system is a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215736 | 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... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203350 | Display for computer-aided diagnosis of mammograms A method for displaying a computer-generated determination of the likelihood of malignancy in a mammogram lesion. The method requires providing a digitized image of a mammogram, displaying the digitized image, and selecting a region of interest directly on the displ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197177 | Automated laminate inspection method An optical scanner scans a piece support of know thickness holding a cross-section of laminate material such as fiber composite laminate, metal laminates, brazed parts, welded parts, sandwiched parts to determine layer thickness and layer properties such as fiber co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197109 | Real-time digital x-ray imaging apparatus A x-ray diagnostic apparatus and methods perform Real-Time Digital Radiography with particular application in dental x-ray imaging modalities, such as Orthopantomography, Scannography, Linear Tomography and Cephalography, by using a versatile and robotized mechanica... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7180977 | Scanning-based detection of ionizing radiaion for tomosynthesis A scanning-based apparatus for obtaining tomosynthesis data of an object performing a periodic movement comprises a radiation source emitting radiation around an axis of symmetry; a radiation detector comprising line detectors, each being directed towards the diverg... | 02/20/2007 |
