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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402819 | Respiration phantom for quality assurance A respiration phantom that may be used to perform quality assurance on a radiation delivery system. The respiration phantom includes a human-like skeletal structure, at least one deformable component, and a respiration actuator. The deformable component is positiona... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394085 | Image formation apparatus An image formation apparatus comprising: an image exposure portion that forms a latent image by optically exposing a recording medium based on entered image data; a thermal development portion that visualizes the latent image by heating the recording medium exposed ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378676 | Stimulable phosphor screens or panels and manufacturing control thereof Stimulable phosphor screens, sheets or panels having alkali metal halide storage phosphors have been disclosed, said phosphors showing emission of red light, after stimulation with an ultraviolet radiation source having a radiation emission maximum of 365 nm, wherei... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7355195 | Method and apparatus for associating patient and exposure related data with a radiation image Patient identification data and/or exposure related data or a code uniquely identifying at least one of these data is transferred shortly before or during exposure to a radio-frequency tag or the like coupled to a radiation detector. Transfer may be executed through... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348587 | Method for producing biochemical analysis data and apparatus used therefor A method for producing biochemical analysis data includes the steps of collecting light selectively released from a plurality of light releasable regions two-dimensionally formed to be spaced apart from each other in a sample placed on a sample stage by a plurality ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339183 | X-ray conversion method Embodiments of an x-ray converter are disclosed in which a conventional PSP and computed digital radiology equipment may be used with the converter to convert an analog x-ray image into a digital image. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7319396 | RFID transducer alignment system A radio frequency identification (RFID) system having the capacity to detect various geometric parameters of alignment. The described system is configured for use with dental x-ray, medical imaging and treatment, and customary and digital radiography apparatus, but ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297973 | Breast image obtaining method and apparatus A breast image obtaining apparatus using a solid-sate detector, or stimulable phosphor panel capable of correctly obtaining image information up to the area closer to the chest wall of a subject. when picking up the image, the solid-state detector is moved to a plac... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292674 | Methods and devices for quantitative analysis of x-ray images The present invention relates to network enabled analysis of x-ray images. Also described are devices comprising calibration phantoms; methods of using these devices; methods of formulating databases containing information regarding x-ray images; the databases thems... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274447 | Material porosity pressure impulse testing system A system and method for determining porosity of a material enables rapid testing of materials by detecting test particle penetration. The material is held by a test chamber wherein a test particle solution covers a surface of the material. The test chamber is pressu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262048 | Biochemical analysis unit A biochemical analysis unit comprises a base plate, which has holes, and a porous adsorptive material, which is filled in each of the holes and forms each of adsorptive regions. Each of the adsorptive regions is provided with a layer, which has pores having a compar... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247873 | Quality control system for irradiation apparatus A quality control system for an irradiation apparatus includes a radiation image reading system. The radiation image reading system reads out a radiation image from a stimulable phosphor panel which is disposed in a predetermined position to receive irradiation of p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245697 | Methods and devices for quantitative analysis of x-ray images The present invention relates to network enabled analysis of x-ray images. Also described are devices comprising calibration phantoms; methods of using these devices; methods of formulating databases containing information regarding x-ray images; the databases thems... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7230262 | Radiation image recording and read-out system and program for the same Reference image signals representing at least two reference images of different phases of an object, whose phase varies within a predetermined variation range, are stored. Successive image recording operations are performed on the object, whose phase is varying with... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7208750 | Radiation image reading apparatus A radiation image reading apparatus includes an image reading section for reading a radiation image on a stimulable phosphor sheet by scanning the stimulable phosphor sheet with exciting light in a main scanning direction, and a conveying section having a windable m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187754 | Operating method and computer program for a medical installation In an operating method for a medical installation, in particular an x-ray installation. In activation state of the medical installation, a control and evaluation device determines, upon input of a control command, a useful image of a subject. For this purpose, the c... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170081 | Breast image obtaining method and apparatus A breast image obtaining apparatus using a solid-sate detector, or stimulable phosphor panel capable of correctly obtaining image information up to the area closer to the chest wall of a subject. when picking up the image, the solid-state detector is moved to a plac... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170078 | Biochemical analysis data producing method and scanner used therefor A biochemical analysis data producing method includes the steps of selectively storing one of radiation energy and light energy in a plurality of stimulable phosphor layer regions two-dimensionally formed in a support of a stimulable phosphor sheet and spaced apart ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7122821 | Image transfer and output method and system using the same A plurality of original image signals representing radiation image information, which have been fed out from an image signal input apparatus, are fed into an operation processing device. Predetermined operation processing is performed on the plurality of the receive... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7067835 | High speed scanning device for use with radiographic media A high speed translation device for use with radiographic media with a scanning stage (10) adapted for movement in a first and second direction (11, 13) along a first axis (14); a second scanning module stage (12) disposed opposite the fi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061002 | Radiation image read-out apparatus A radiation image read-out apparatus includes a plurality of radiation image convertor panels superposed one on another in a direction in which radiation passing through an object propagates. A separator separates the superposed radiation image convertor panels expo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058159 | Methods and devices for quantitative analysis of x-ray images The present invention relates to networked enabled analysis of x-ray images. Also described are devices comprising calibration phantoms; methods of using these devices; methods of formulating databases containing information regarding x-ray images; the databases the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034307 | Neutron detector employing doped pyrolytic boron nitride and method of making thereof A system for measuring a thermal neutron emission from a neutron source is provided. The system employs a detector utilizing a plurality of doped pBN layers, wherein the doped pBN layers are doped with at least one dopant across an a-b plane of the layers for an ele... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026638 | Scanning apparatus using radiographic media A scanning apparatus (10) for scanning radiographic media (22) comprises a housing (11) with a scanning stage (12) mounted within the housing. A scanning head is mounted on the scanning stage and the scanning stage is adapted for translat... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7006679 | Method and apparatus for forming energy subtraction images A plurality of radiation image signals respectively representing a plurality of radiation images of an object, which radiation images have been formed with several kinds of radiation having different energy distributions, are obtained. An energy subtraction image si... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6972425 | Radiation image radiographing system The invention concerns a network system for radiographing radiation images. The network system includes a plurality of radiation-image reading apparatus to read the radiation images stored in radiation-image storing sheets, so as to generate image data sets each of ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6960826 | Multi-chip package and manufacturing method thereof A multi-chip package comprising a carrier, at least a package module, an insulation layer and a patterned metallic layer is provided. The package module is mounted onto one of the surfaces of the carrier. The package module has a plurality of stacked chips electrica... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6920465 | Radiation image radiographing apparatus A radiation image radiographing apparatus includes an information input section having an input screen with which a patient information item and a radiographing information item are inputted; a memory section; an image input section to conduct inputting a radiation ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911647 | Scanline alignment sensors An optical imaging system comprising: an optical assembly for producing a laser beam scanline at an imaging region; first and second photodetectors located at the imaging region at the first and second ends of a produced laser beam scanline; and a visual indicator s... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6912061 | Method and apparatus for processing image output A print server connected to medical diagnostic imaging equipment via a network or dedicated channels, wherein the print server executes a process to identify the device that is the source of image data received via the network or dedicated channels and outputs the i... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6851609 | Image reading apparatus and copier An image reading apparatus includes a line sensor for reading an image of an original, a scanning optical system that has a light source and scans the original, a reference reflection member provided in such a position as to reflect a light emitted from the light so... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852987 | Elongated computed radiography cassette A storage phosphor cassette for use in recording radiographic images of elongated objects. The cassette includes: first and second storage phosphor plates having first and second length dimensions, a shell having first and second opposite open ends; a first assembly... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6806487 | Radiation-image radiographing system The invention concerns a network system for radiographing radiation images. The network system includes a plurality of radiation-image reading apparatus to read the radiation images stored in radiation-image storing sheets, so as to generate image data sets each of ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6781143 | Biochemical analysis data producing method, biochemical analysis data producing apparatus and stimulable phosphor sheet used therefor A biochemical analysis data producing method includes the steps of exposing stimulable phosphor layer regions formed in a stimulable phosphor sheet and spaced from each other using standard light, irradiating the stimulable phosphor layer regions with a stimulating ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770873 | Method for measuring total concentration of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in oxygen by ion mobility spectrometry A method is provided for the quantitative analysis by ion mobility spectrometry of the concentration of carbon monoxide, methane and higher hydrocarbon species in an oxygen stream. The method includes converting these species present in the oxygen stream into carbon... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762429 | Image and information processor The image and information processor includes an image information processing unit having a function for inputting patient information and radiation image capture information related to the patient information, a function for receiving a first radiation image having ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756602 | Radiation image read-out method and apparatus Stimulating light is projected onto a stimulable phosphor sheet while the image read-out mechanism is being moved in a sub-scanning direction relatively to the stimulable phosphor sheet and stimulated emission emitted from the stimulable phosphor sheet upon exposure... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6583434 | System for digital radiography and dosimetry A radiography system is disclosed of the type having means for irradiation of an object in order to form an image of the said object or in order to detect irradiation of said object, said radiography system comprising a sensor having an exposure response ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6521908 | Radiation image read-out method and apparatus Stimulating rays produced by a line light source are linearly irradiated onto an area of a stimulable phosphor sheet, on which a radiation image has been stored, the stimulating rays causing the sheet to emit light in proportion to an amount of energy sto... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6483122 | Radiation image conversion panel and stimulable phosphor A radiation image conversion panel superior in luminance and sharpness is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon a stimulable phosphor layer containing a stimulable phosphor and a protective layer, wherein the stimulable phosphor layer exhibits a ... | 11/19/2002 |
