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US20090257550 |
Slice image display apparatus, method and recording-medium having stored therein program
A shadow area in a lung-field area of a subject is detected from tomographic images constituting a three-dimensional image representing the subject. A hilum-of-lung area in the lung-field area of...
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US20090257549 |
Method for preparing reconstructed CT image data records and CT system
A method and CT system are disclosed for preparing reconstructed CT image data records. In at least one embodiment of the method, an initial material distribution of an examination object is...
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US20090257548 |
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM
A computed tomography system is disclosed herein. The computed tomography system includes a detector module and a rail in contact with the detector module. The rail at least partially defines a...
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US20090245456 |
IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH DUAL READING SCANNER
An imaging method for imaging a region of investigation of an object comprises the steps of generating an energy input beam with an energy beam source, irradiating the region of investigation with...
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US20090242776 |
IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
A first γ-ray generating in a body, caused by a PET pharmaceutical, and a second γ-ray emitted from a γ-ray source and transmitting through the body are detected with a radiation detector. The...
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US20090238329 |
MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS ALLOWING LOCALIZED IMAGE QUALITY SPECIFICATION
In a method and device for medical imaging, a number of input parameters with regard to an image exposure are imported into a controller of the imaging device, that associate a desired image...
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US20090213983 |
Multi-Modality Tomography Apparatus
The invention relates to a multi-modality tomography apparatus ( 11 ) including a first tomograph ( 13 ) and a second tomograph or imaging system ( 14 ) using different tomography techniques, such...
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US20090209841 |
RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS INSTRUMENT THEREFOR
A radiation imaging system is configured by a collimator 30 A including a detector 21 with a discrete detection pixel corresponding with a pixel and a plurality of radiation passages 31 and...
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US20090208077 |
IMAGING SYSTEM
The present invention relates to an imaging system for imaging a field of interest, in particular to a computed tomography system. The imaging system comprises an irradiation unit ( 2 ) which moves...
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US20090207969 |
TOMOSYNTHETIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS
To generate a tomosynthetic 3D x-ray image composed of a number of slice images, a tomosynthetic 3D intermediate image composed of a number of slice images is reconstructed from 2D projection...
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US20090207965 |
DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD
An example of the present invention is a data processing apparatus including, a saving part configured to save three-dimensional data of a subject, a two-dimensional image display part configured...
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US20090207964 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING CONE-BEAM PROJECTION DATA WITH REDUCED ARTIFACTS
A method for generating an image of an object is provided. The method comprises acquiring projection data at one or more projection views along a circular scan trajectory and generating a corrected...
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US20090202034 |
Method for three-dimensional image reconstruction of a dynamically moved object from data of an imaging device as well as associated imaging device
The invention relates to a method for three-dimensional image reconstruction of a dynamically moved object from projection data of an imaging device comprising: a) determining a reference volume...
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US20090196393 |
Interior Tomography and Instant Tomography by Reconstruction from Truncated Limited-Angle Projection Data
A system and method for tomographic image reconstruction using truncated limited-angle projection data that allows exact interior reconstruction (interior tomography) of a region of interest (ROI)...
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US20090184250 |
RADIATION DETECTOR, X-RAY CT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTOR
A radiation detector includes: a base plate; and a radiation detection unit provided on one major surface side of the base plate and configured to output an electrical signal proportional to...
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US20090179154 |
NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS EQUIPMENT
The nuclear medicine diagnosis equipment according to the present invention comprises a plurality of scintillators, and the equipment comprises a plurality of scintillator arrays in a depth...
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US20090168948 |
Detector device and CT inspection system having the same
Disclosed is a detector device, comprising: an adjustable positioning base and a detector module. The adjustable positioning base includes: a horizontal plate being able to fixedly connect onto an...
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US20090156894 |
NAVIGATION FOR FOCUSED WAVE TREATMENT
The invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods for shock wave treatment of the human body. In particular, the invention relates to navigational aspects of the shock wave treatments,...
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US20090154647 |
MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
In a medical image diagnostic device, wherein X-Ray CT devices and PET devices are longitudinally disposed, and which has a tubular imaging part for positioning a subject who is placed on the top...
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US20090149734 |
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS
A diagnostic imaging apparatus includes a ventricular volume-variation measuring unit that measures sequential variations in a size of a ventricle within at least one heart beat, from images of a...
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US20090147909 |
X-RAY CT SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CREATING A SCANNING PLAN
A condition on the attribute of an image for generating multi-frame image data containing a plurality of frames of images per file from image data is stored beforehand. When image data is received,...
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US20090147908 |
Compression of computed tomography data
Methods, computer-readable mediums, apparatuses, and systems are provided. In one embodiment, the method acquires gain data for a view. The gain data is stored for subsequent use. Thereafter, the...
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US20090141854 |
X-RAY CT APPARATUS
An X-ray CT apparatus is provided, having a function for deciding an X-ray imaging condition prior to scanning, the X-ray imaging condition allowing an acquisition of contrast to noise ratio...
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US20090141853 |
PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR CT SCANNING MACHINE
The protective shield protects a computerized tomography (CT) scanning machine from liquids and other contaminants that may spill or leak during the scanning process. The protective shield, for...
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US20090141852 |
Method For Generation of SPECT Trajectory Data From CT Data
A method for optimizing the scanning trajectory of a radiation detector device, e.g., a SPECT scanning device, about an object generally includes: obtaining object image data using a different...
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US20090135993 |
Computed tomography method
The invention relates to a computed tomography method. The airgap associated with a projection direction is determined by determining, in the projection images, edge pixels which map object edges...
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US20090135992 |
METHOD FOR THE PROCESSING OF RADIOGRAPHY CARDIAC IMAGES WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING A SUBTRACTED AND REGISTERED IMAGE
In a method for processing radiography cardiac images in order to obtain a subtracted and registered fusion image, at the start of a medical intervention, a radiology image of the heart is obtained...
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US20090131736 |
SPINAL INJURY IMAGING BY MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED SENSORS
A system for detecting a spinal injury region containing injured spinal nerve cells may include a swarm of nanosensors that are configured to detect chemical signals released by the injured spinal...
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US20090129537 |
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR PHOTON COUNTING AND ENERGY DISCRIMINATING DETECTORS
A data acquisition system including a readout Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) having a plurality of channels, each channel having a time discriminating circuit and an energy...
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US20090129536 |
X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM
An apparatus includes a transformation table acquiring unit, a blood-flow information acquisition unit and a blood-flow image generating unit. The transformation table acquiring unit obtains a...
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US20090123048 |
Image Reconstruction Methods Based on Block Circulant System Matrices
An iterative image reconstruction method used with an imaging system that generates projection data, the method comprises: collecting the projection data; choosing a polar or cylindrical image...
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US20090121142 |
Radiation detector module, radiation detector and imaging tomography device
An embodiment of the invention relates, in particular, to a radiation detector module for producing a radiation detector for computed tomography, having a first operating mode for quantitative...
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US20090118609 |
Method and system for performing ablation to treat ventricular tachycardia
A system and method of treating tachycardias and similar syndromes by the use of catheter ablation of tissue is described. A computed tomography (CT)-like image of the heart is obtained and...
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US20090114825 |
Gamma Image Detection Device
The invention provides a detection device and a method of making a gamma detection image. The detection device comprises a gamma camera and an additional camera, that can make an image of the...
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US20090110139 |
X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS
A control unit performs helical scanning an subject while moving a top along a direction substantially parallel to a body axis. An acquisition unit acquires projection data via an X-ray detector. A...
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US20090103676 |
DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM
In a display control apparatus, an image receiving portion receives a plurality of images sequentially transmitted from an X-ray imaging apparatus based on a transmission order determined by a...
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US20090092308 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION OF ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION FOR EVALUATION OF BLOOD FLOW
A system and method of determining hemodynamic parameters of a patient is described. A background image data set is obtained prior to the administration of a contrast agent. A series of image data...
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US20090088637 |
MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS
In a system for diagnoses of mammary glands and breasts using radiation and ultrasonic waves in combination, images are correlated for easier visual recognition. The system includes an apparatus...
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US20090088633 |
Method for the combined image display of a catheter inserted into the heart area of a patient with electrophysiological cardiological data
The invention relates to a method for the combined three-dimensional image display of a catheter. The catheter is inserted into the heart area of a patient with electrophysiological data, as part...
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US20090086883 |
Method for creating material-selective volume images
A method for creating material-selective volume images of various material components of an object to be examined is proposed. The method is based on multi-spectral projected images captured from...
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US20090086882 |
Method and computational unit for measuring the flow rate of a contrast agent in a vessel of a patient
A method and a computational unit are disclosed for measuring the flow rate of a contrast agent in a vessel of a patient by way of a computed tomography examination. The patient is scanned by...
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US20090082660 |
CLINICAL WORKFLOW FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRULATION BY ABLATION USING 3D VISUALIZATION OF PULMONARY VEIN ANTRUM IN 2D FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES
A system and method of treatment of a patient in a catheterization laboratory is described. A three dimensional (3D) voxel data set of the patient is obtained using a computed tomography device....
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US20090080595 |
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM
A CT system performing reconstruction processing based on projection-image-data items obtained from a CT apparatus, wherein the CT system performs the reconstruction processing by, for example,...
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US20090074129 |
CT Method for the Examination of Cyclically Moving Object
The invention relates to a computer tomography method for the detection of a cyclically moved object in an examination zone. First, after the acquisition of the measured values, a rough image of...
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US20090067569 |
GAIN CORRECTION FOR A CT SYSTEM
A method for imaging unknown objects in a computed tomography (CT) system, comprising determining ray gain for a known object is provided. A CT reconstruction is performed with the known object to...
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US20090067568 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR X-RAY BASED ASSESSMENT OF ANEURYSM PULSATION
A method of assessing rupture risk of an aneurysm from time-resolved images includes injecting a contrast enhancing agent into a patient with an aneurysm, using an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal to...
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US20090060123 |
X-RAY CT DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMAGING USING THE SAME
An X-ray CT device including a stationary part; a rotary part rotatable relative to the stationary part; an X-ray tube provided at the rotary part for radiating X-ray beams on an object; an X-ray...
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US20090048507 |
Method and apparatus for imaging functional and electrical activities of the brain
A method and an apparatus for imaging functional and electrical activities of the brain are disclosed. In order to allow improved relative positional determination of the epileptogenic focus with...
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US20090045859 |
Method and system for diagnostic imaging using a digital phase locked loop
A method and apparatus are provided for minimizing output pulse jitters in a phase locked loop. The method includes pre-setting the digital phase locked loop to a desired frequency, locking the...
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US20090041179 |
Method for a three-dimensional representation of a moving structure
The invention relates to a method for three-dimensional representation of a moving structure by a tomographical method. Projection images are recorded by an image recording unit during a rotational...
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