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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7825394 | Light stimulating and collecting methods and apparatus for storage-phosphor image plates Methods and apparatus are described for retrieving information from a storage medium. A first portion of the surface of the storage medium is exposed to stimulating light which diffuses in the storage medium under a second portion of the surface adjacent the first p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7642537 | Radiography system with storage means for image cassettes The invention relates to a radiography system for computed radiography, comprising an X-ray apparatus (1) with an X-ray source (7), a plurality of image cassettes (9) for producing digital images, a cassette reading means (13) for reading... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7642536 | Real-time high-magnification stereoscopic microscope A microscope produces a high magnification stereoscopic image of a specimen by generating in the specimen two needle shaped illuminated regions tilted in optical axis of the microscope using a plurality of pinholes, moveable mirrors, and beamsplitters (37, 70... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638785 | Reading system for radiation image conversion panel and radiation image conversion panel A reading system for reading information recorded in a radiation image conversion panel containing a flexible substrate having thereon a phosphor layer containing a columnar crystal phosphor, wherein the reading system has a transport section to transport the radiat... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7619236 | Driving apparatus for optical scanning device A driving apparatus (1) for an optical scanning device (5) has a threaded spindle (16) onto which a spindle nut (23) is threaded. The driving apparatus (1) further includes a coupler (24) for coupling the spindle nut (23 | 11/17/2009 |
| 7589341 | Light stimulating and collecting methods and apparatus for storage-phosphor image plates Methods and apparatus are described for retrieving information from a storage medium. A first portion of the surface of the storage medium is exposed to stimulating light which diffuses in the storage medium under a second portion of the surface adjacent the first p... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7541606 | Method and apparatus for processing and reading-out storage phosphor plates A method and to a corresponding apparatus for processing information carriers, in particular for reading out storage phosphor plates (2) for storing X-ray information, an information carrier (2) and/or a container (1) in which the information ca... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7514703 | Image information detecting cassette An image information detecting cassette accommodating an image information detecting section capable of reducing its power consumption when not used. When the handle of the cassette is gripped by the operator for carrying, the handle grip signal is outputted from th... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7507983 | Radiation image information reading apparatus When cassettes are placed on a conveyor disposed in a cassette loader and detectors disposed on a support plate on the conveyor detect information of identification strips on side walls of the cassettes, the cassettes are judged as being loaded properly in the casse... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7479647 | Apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in storage phosphor layer An apparatus (4) for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer (2) includes a support (10) onto which a storage phosphor plate (1) is laid. The storage phosphor plate (1) comprises the storage phosphor layer ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7479648 | Methods and apparatus for imaging elongate objects A storage phosphor cassette for use in recording radiographic images of elongated objects. The cassette comprises a shell and a single storage phosphor plate. The shell includes first and second opposite open ends. The single storage phosphor plate is housed within ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7462856 | Scanning system A scanning system causes a reading light beam to scan a radiation image recording medium which records a radiation image thereon upon exposure to radiation carrying thereon the radiation image and from which a signal is read out according to the radiation image upon... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7434997 | Mobile computed radiography In one aspect, a mobile computed radiography (CR) unit is provided. The mobile CR unit includes a CR scanner adapted to acquire one or more images from an image recording medium, and a transport mechanism coupled to the CR scanner, the transport mechanism adapted to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433448 | Method for the production of a corrected x-ray image data set In a method for correcting pixels of an x-ray image data set, an x-ray exposure of a subject is acquired with an x-ray device that uses a storage film having a luminescent storage material layer serving as a radiation detector. The sensitivity of the luminescent sto... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420197 | Radiation image detection method and system A radiation image detector includes an up-conversion phosphor layer for emitting fluorescence by irradiation with infrared light, a first electrode layer for transmitting the infrared light, the fluorescence and radiation carrying a radiation image, a photoconductiv... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399986 | Apparatus and method for reading out storage phosphor plate An apparatus and a corresponding method for reading out a storage phosphor plate (2) with an insertion device for inserting a cassette (1) in which a movably disposed support (3) is located, on top of which the storage phosphor plate (2) ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397058 | System for controlling image quality in processing radiographic photothermographic sheet media A method and system for controlling image quality in processing radiographic photothermographic sheet media. A cassette removably contains radiographic photothermographic sheet media and also has an information member. The information member stores information inclu... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397059 | Radiation image reading system The present invention is directed to a radiation image reading system. The system includes a radiation source for irradiating a radiation toward a subject. The radiation source has a size “D”. A radiation detector in which large number of detecting devices for d... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388690 | Method for calibrating an imaging apparatus configured for scanning a document A method for calibrating an imaging apparatus configured for scanning a document, the imaging apparatus including a scanner head having an illuminant and a sensor, and a phosphorescent material forming a phosphorescent area located opposite the scanner head, the met... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381980 | Method and apparatus for improving a computed radiography image An optical system for an internal drum readout apparatus is disclosed. The optical system includes a hollow cylindrical segment defining a central axis, a support structure configured and adapted to translate along the central axis, a mirror mounted on the support s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375364 | Recording sheet usage count evaluation method and apparatus, and medical image processing apparatus A recording sheet usage count evaluation method enabling, even when plural radiation imaging apparatuses and plural radiographic image reading apparatuses exist, accurate evaluation of cumulative working frequencies of recording sheets commonly used in those apparat... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368747 | Short U-flow multicassette autoloader for a storage phosphor reader A storage phosphor reader includes a multicassette autoloader for vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes, the autoloader having a front, back, and opposite sides. The autoloader includes an input bin for receiving multiple vertically oriented storage phospho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366358 | Method of and system for generating image signal An original image including therein a predetermined periodic pattern is read out by sampling the original image at a frequency higher than a desired sampling frequency, and an initial image signal is thus obtained. The initial image signal is then re-sampled at the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7355196 | Radiation image signal acquiring method A stimulable phosphor sheet, on which a radiation image of an object has been stored, is scanned with stimulating rays, which cause the stimulable phosphor sheet to emit light in proportion to the amount of energy stored on the stimulable phosphor sheet during expos... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351442 | Method of preparing storage phosphors from dedicated precursors A method for producing CsX:Eu stimulable phosphors and screens or panels provided with said phosphors as powder phosphors or vapor deposited needle-shaped phosphors suitable for use in image forming methods for recording and reproducing images of objects made by hig... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7349003 | Method for determining a correction value for light-emitting parts in exposure apparatus The invention is directed to the provision of an exposure apparatus that can determine a correction value for each individual light-emitting part by employing a method that detects the amount of light corresponding to one particular light-emitting part from composit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348588 | Apparatus and process for retrieving information projected image-wise on a reusable storage film and erasing and restoring the storage film for subsequent reuse These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by an apparatus and process for evaluating an image-wise exposed storage film positioned about a cylindrically-shaped member and linearly passed a cylindrically-shaped slot for interrogation by a light be... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342243 | Device and method for reading out information stored in a storage layer A device and method for reading out information stored in a storage layer using a receiving device for receiving emission radiation that has been emitted from the storage layer. In this connection the storage layer is supported on a support surface that is defined b... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335904 | Process for read-out of radiation image A process for reading a radiation image out of a radiation image storage panel which has a phosphor layer comprising columnar crystals of europium activated cesium halide stimulable phosphor in which a radiation image is recorded, is performed by the steps of: expos... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335905 | Radiation image information reading apparatus with radiation conversion panel, and method of correcting sensitivity of radiation conversion panel Corrective image data obtained by reading a stimulable phosphor sheet which is uniformly irradiated with a radiation are masked, and added and averaged into reference data. The ratio between the reference data and the corrective image data is generated as sensitivit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333966 | Systems, methods, and software for hyperlinking names Hyperlinking or associating documents to other documents based on the names of people in the documents has become more desirable. Although there is an automated system for installing such hyperlinks into judicial opinions, the system is not generally applicable to o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329892 | Radiation image acquiring method, apparatus, and program Images are obtained with a reading device, such that an efficient pixel existence range of efficient pixels capable of being read out within a read-out sensitivity range of the reading device varies for different images, and such that the efficient pixel existence r... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329890 | Computed radiography cassette system A method for scanning and processing computed radiography x-ray images in order to maximize the usage of cassette options. The storage phosphor radiography imaging method of the invention employs a cassette comprising a storage phosphor screen adapted to be exposed ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329891 | Read-out device and method for reading out X-rays stored in phosphor layers In order to improve the picture quality of X-rays, a read-out control is provided for controlling a read-out device such that a first storage phosphor layer, which has a first thickness d1, is read out by the read-out device controlled in a first read-out mod... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329045 | Grid assembly for use with a cassette A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette. The grid assembly includes an anti-scatter grid having a length and opposing first and second ends; first and second transport members disposed proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of the grid; at least... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324679 | Medical image radiographing system and portable radiographing information apparatus A medical image radiographing system has a medical image reading apparatus to read out identification information of a cassette and a medical image from the cassette recording the medical image radiographed according to radiographing order information, a portable ra... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323706 | Method of associating meta-data relating to a radiation image of an object with the radiation image A first time stamp T1 indicative of the time of irradiation of an object and a second time stamp T2 indicative of the time of exposure of an image detector by the radiation image of the object, are generated. Meta-data relating to the object are associ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324125 | Method for automatic adjustment of media settings for a printer A method for automatically adjusting the setting of a thermal printer when a new roll of media is inserted in the printer. A maximum and a minimum energy needed to print are determined. This information is used to determine a coarse energy setting. The printer next ... | 01/29/2008 |
