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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184770 | X-ray acquisition method and device for stereotactic biopsy In a method and an associated device for generation of digital x-ray image exposures of an examination subject with an x-ray source and a digital x-ray detector for a stereotactic biopsy, wherein, for one or more x-ray image acquisitions of the examination subject w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184771 | Radiation phase contrast imaging apparatus A radiation phase contrast imaging apparatus, including a radiation emission unit having a plurality of electron sources for emitting electron beams, and a target for emitting radiation through collision of electron beam emitted from each electron source, a first gr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8160202 | Radiographic apparatus A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device with detecting elements arranged two-dimensionally, a radiation grid with absorbing foil strips for removing scattered radiation, a physical quantity acquiring ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155269 | X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generation unit configured to irradiate an object with X-rays in a rectangular shape, and an imaging unit which has a rectangular imaging plane and is configured to receive the X-rays transmitted through the object as an ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149990 | Wireless intra-oral X-ray imaging This invention relates to x-ray imaging, especially to an imaging arrangement used in intra-oral x-ray imaging, to a wireless imaging sensor and to a base station for the sensor as well as to methods for supplying operating power to the sensor and transmitting infor... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8130904 | Diagnostic delivery service Systems, methods, and other modalities are described for (a) obtaining an indication relating to an emission module (which may be dangerous, e.g.) or its user (who may be untrained, e.g.) and for (b) configuring the module or causing an irradiation (for imaging, e.g... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126113 | X-ray diagnosis apparatus A storage unit stores a plurality of vectors and a plurality of past electrocardiographic phases in association with each other. Each of the vectors is a vector from a past reference point to a past objective point. A Reference point specifying unit specifies a curr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8107588 | Radiation imaging apparatus and method of driving the same, and radiation imaging system There is provided a radiation imaging apparatus delivering an output image with a satisfactory image quality irrespective of the dosage of the X-rays incident on the detector. The radiation imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes a detection un... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8077828 | Radiation imaging device and radiation imaging method When the same subject is to be imaged consecutively plural times, a radiation imaging device is controlled so as to change an imaging time interval between respective imagings according to a set imaging region of the subject. When a chest portion of a subject is to ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068581 | Method for representing interventional instruments in a 3D data set of an anatomy to be examined as well as a reproduction system for performing the method The invention relates to a method for presenting interventional instruments in a 3D data set of an anatomy to be treated. A 3D data set of the anatomy is recorded before introduction of an interventional instrument. Once the interventional instrument has been applie... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064572 | Radiation imaging apparatus The accuracy of combining positions of elongated images is improved at low cost, in a radiation imaging apparatus for generating elongated images having dimensions greater than a detectable range of a radiation image detecting means. A laser source is utilized. Disp... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8054940 | Image capturing system for medical use, image processing apparatus, and image processing method The present invention provides a technique capable of objectively discriminating the constituent of a subject also in an image in which density difference is not easily discriminated on a gray image obtained by image capturing for medical use using X-rays. An image ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050383 | Radiographic apparatus and radiographic method A radiographic apparatus controls the irradiation of a subject with radiation on the basis of a comparison result between an irradiation area calculated on the basis of an opening area of an aperture and a detection area of radiation of an image data generator that ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8019041 | X-ray diagnosis apparatus An X-ray tube generates X-rays. A detector detects X-rays generated by the X-ray tube and transmitted through a subject. A C-arm is equipped with the X-ray tube and the detector. An arm support mechanism rotatably supports the C-arm. A top is on which the subject is... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7991114 | Multi X-ray imaging apparatus and control method therefor An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a multi X-ray source which includes a plurality of X-ray focuses to generate X-rays by irradiating X-ray targets with electron beams, a detector which detects X-rays which have been emitted from the multi X-ray source and have rea... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986767 | Radiographic image detection apparatus An actual-past-radiography position database stores, as actual-past-radiography positions, the position of a radiographic image detector and the position of a radiation source when radiography was actually performed, associating the position of the radiographic imag... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978816 | Radiographic imaging control apparatus using multi radiation generating apparatus A control apparatus for controlling a multi radiation generating apparatus having a plurality of radiation generating devices which irradiate a two-dimensional sensor with radiation sets the intensity of radiation with which the plurality of radiation generating dev... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965814 | X-ray device An X-ray device which is especially applicable to the X-ray imaging for child at the age of 0-3 is provided. The X-ray device can use the X-ray tube (10) which uses the molybdenum target or rhodium target (12) to produce the soft X-ray by the tube volt... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7949095 | Methods and apparatus for differential phase-contrast fan beam CT, cone-beam CT and hybrid cone-beam CT A device for imaging an object, such as for breast imaging, includes a gantry frame having mounted thereon an x-ray source, a source grating, a holder or other place for the object to be imaged, a phase grating, an analyzer grating, and an x-ray detector. The device... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945018 | Method for producing projective and tomographic images using an X-ray system An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for producing projective and tomographic images using X-rays, allowing structures of similar composition to be imaged particularly well by combined evaluation of the behaviour of the test object with respect ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945019 | Method and device for thermal breast tumor treatment with 3D monitoring function An X-ray machine for monitoring thermal treatment of human tissue produces a reference exposure of the tissue to be treated prior to commencement of the treatment. Thermal treatment is performed subsequently. Check exposures are made with the X-ray machine during th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7920673 | Phase-contrast x-ray imaging Phase-contrast imaging is performed by directing radiation from a plurality of pinhole sources through a phase object to be imaged, wherein the phase object includes a first composition that produces a phase shift in the radiation relative to radiation passing throu... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920674 | Apparatus and method for image processing An image processing apparatus and an image processing method. The image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit to obtain a plurality of X-ray images using a plurality of X-rays corresponding to each of a plurality of energy bands being different from ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916835 | X-ray imaging apparatus, control method for X-ray imaging apparatus, program, and storage medium An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray collimator control unit which controls an X-ray collimator shape, an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays in accordance with the X-ray collimator shape, an X-ray imaging unit which receives the irradiated X-rays... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7889841 | X-ray imaging system for performing automated multi-step imaging of patient anatomy An X-ray imaging system performs automated multi-step imaging of patient anatomy and includes an X-ray imaging device. The X-ray imaging device supports automated movement of an X-ray detector and X-ray emitter combination relative to patient anatomy in a series of ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881430 | Automatic bus management A method includes providing a bus, and providing a means for testing the bus for proper termination resistance during normal operation of the bus. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873142 | Distortion correction method for linear scanning X-ray system Imaging apparatus comprises a radiation source arranged to generate a divergent imaging beam and an associated radiation detector mounted on a C-arm which can rotate. A first drive is arranged to move the radiation source and the detector relative to a subject in a ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7864921 | Radiation image detecting apparatus Radiation images, which are obtained while reciprocally moving a scattered radiation removing means, are efficiently corrected. An image processing apparatus performs shading correction and gain correction on a radiation image which is obtained by detecting radiatio... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7848486 | Integrated system and integrating method for radioactive material detection and X-ray radiation imaging The present invention relates to the fields of radioactive material detection and X-ray radiation imaging inspection, and provides a system and method for performing radioactive material detection and X-ray radiation imaging inspection simultaneously at the same pla... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7826591 | X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray imaging method An X-ray generation unit for generating X-rays, an X-ray imaging unit for performing X-ray imaging, and an X-ray imaging control unit for controlling X-ray imaging communicate information with one another via a communication line, to pick up a medical X-ray image. T... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817777 | Focus detector arrangement and method for generating contrast x-ray images In a focus detector arrangement and method for an x-ray apparatus for generating projection or tomographic phase-contrast images of an examination subject, a beam of coherent x-rays is generated by an anode that has areas of different radiation emission characterist... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813475 | X-ray microscope with switchable x-ray source An x-ray imaging system uses a synchrotron radiation beam to acquire x-ray images and at least one integrated x-ray source. The system has an imaging system including sample stage controlled by linear translation stages, objective x-ray lens, and x-ray sensitive det... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809105 | Vision measuring system having vision measuring apparatus A vision measuring system includes a vision measuring apparatus. The apparatus includes a first body mechanism, a carrying stage movably mounted in the first mechanism for supporting an article thereon, a second body mechanism spanning the first mechanism, a third b... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7787590 | Radiographic apparatus and radiation detection signal processing method A radiographic apparatus according to this invention carries out lag correction by applying lag data based on a plurality of radiation detection signals acquired in time of non-irradiation before first irradiation, to both first and second radiation detection signal... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7746977 | Digital radiation image radiographing system A digital radiation image radiographing system includes an X-ray tube to irradiate a radiographic subject with X-rays and a digital detector to detect X-rays having passed through the radiographic subject, and performs a phase contrast radiography. The system satisf... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7734009 | Angiographic x-ray diagnostic device for rotation angiography The invention relates to an angiographic x-ray diagnostic device for rotation angiography with an x-ray emitter which can be moved on a circular path about a patient located on a patient support table, with an image detector unit which can moved on the circular path... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7711086 | Systems for improving a spatial resolution of an image Systems for improving a spatial resolution of an image are described. One of the systems includes an X-ray source configured to generate X-rays, a transmission detector configured to detect the X-rays to output a plurality of electrical signals, and a plate configur... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7688945 | System for image inspection of movable object and dodging method The present invention discloses a system for imaging inspection of a movable object is provided, comprising: a first detecting unit configured to inspect whether a moving object to be inspected moves into a passage or not; a second detecting unit for inspecting whet... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7688944 | System and method for time-of-flight imaging A system and method for imaging a subject includes a clock that generates a clock signal and a radiation source that directs photons through the subject in response to the clock signal. A detector system is included that detects the photons and a memory module recor... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684542 | Method for generating an image sequence for a 3D reconstruction When recording an image sequence, it is possible to deviate from passing through a perfect curve path. There is described how an alternative curve path can be determined. An envelope is determined, a point is determined, which is the center point of the region of in... | 03/23/2010 |
