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7620142 Method and apparatus for reducing x-ray dosage in CT imaging prescription  
The present invention is directed to a networked scanner environment wherein each scanner is communicatable with one or more databases configured to store data associated with previously executed...
7593555 Method and unit for refining digital x-ray images  
method for simplifying the adjustment of a digital x-ray device for the refinement of the x-ray images, and to an image refining unit for carrying out said method. According to the invention, a...
7573980 Method for operating an X-ray computer tomograph  
A selectable mode of operation is disclosed for an X-ray computer tomograph for producing angiographical images. A patient accommodated on a couch is not moved relative to the measuring system in...
7515678 Method and system for performing CT image reconstruction with motion artifact correction  
In one embodiment, a method is provided for performing computed tomography (CT) imaging. The method includes obtaining EKG gating information from an object and obtaining attenuation measurements...
7502445 Radiographing plan assisting method and X-ray CT system  
With a view to providing a radiographing plan assisting method which can easily prepare a radiographing plan by utilizing a user interface, it is made possible to select an anatomical region...
7471768 Systems and methods for estimating presence of a material within a volume of interest using x-ray  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for x-ray imaging including: exposing a volume of interest to a first technique level to obtain a first set of image data; exposing the...
7471767 Systems and methods for determining image acquisition parameters  
An x-ray imaging system that constantly evaluates and determines optimal image acquisition parameters, such as frame rate and pulse length, based on the application and motion detection during an...
7450689 X-ray apparatus  
An X-ray apparatus comprises a general switch designed to eliminate the residual energy stored in capacitances of this X-ray apparatus. To this end, the general switch comprises several...
7409043 Method and apparatus to control radiation tube focal spot size  
A method for controlling focal spot size changes of an x-ray source in an imaging system includes measuring focal spot sizes as a function of a plurality of x-ray source operating parameters,...
7343001 Automatic detector selection by study type  
Methods of using an X-ray system having a central computer system, an X-ray source and a bank of wireless detectors. The methods include an automated X-ray system that requires the input of a type...
7263170 Radiation therapy system featuring rotatable filter assembly  
A radiation therapy system is provided having a radiation source for providing radiation for treating a patient, including treating skin cancer, wherein the radiation source features a filtering...
7236567 Method and apparatus for synchronizing operation of an x-ray system and a magnetic system  
An x-ray apparatus has a flat panel x-ray detector, the operation of which is susceptible to interference by strong magnetic fields. In order to allow the x-ray system to be operated concurrently...
7227923 Method and system for CT imaging using a distributed X-ray source and interpolation based reconstruction  
A method for Computed Tomography (CT) imaging is provided. The method comprises rotating a gantry at a substantially slow rotation speed about a volume of interest. The gantry comprises a...
7192188 Apparatus and method for conducting medical procedures on multiple patients respectively at different locations  
In a method and an apparatus for conducting a medical procedure on a number of patients respectively disposed at a number of different locations, a component of a medical device for implementing...
7187753 Monochromator for an X-ray radiator allowing modification of the X-ray spectral composition  
A monochromator to be used in an X-ray device having an X-ray source is formed by a crystal for spectral restriction of X-rays produced by the X-ray source. The monochromator includes a positioning...
7162067 Image reading system and method for radiography with preregistration and post-registration options  
The invention is designed to help coordinate the processing of radiographic images for a lab, hospital, office, or other locations for example. The image reading system may have a reading device...
7122802 Method and apparatus for increasing the data acquisition rate in a digital detector  
A technique is provided for improving performance of a digital detector system, such as in a digital X-ray system. Improved frame rates and enhanced resolutions are achieved by selecting a field of...
7110501 Image sensing system  
This invention is to provide a system which has a plurality of sensor units and can efficiently sense an image. A sensing system includes a plurality of sensor units, a plurality of selection...
7020511 Method for three dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for three-dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging. The method includes monitoring a cardiac cycle of a patient and selecting a trigger point...
7016469 Voice activated diagnostic imaging control system  
A medical examination suite is described. In one example embodiment, the suite comprises an exam room having a microphone and at least a portion of a medical imaging system therein. A microphone...
7010091 Photodetecting means, X-ray sensing method, X-ray sensing apparatus, and photoelectric conversion element  
An X-ray sensing apparatus with which reduction is achieved in the amount of electric power consumed to drive an X-ray sensor, including: a sensing unit including a plurality of photoelectric...
6999558 Mobile radiographic apparatus, radiographic system, radiographic method, program, computer-readable storage medium, and information system  
In a radiographic method using a mobile radiographic apparatus including an image generating unit which includes photoelectric conversion elements and generates radiographic image data of an...
6977990 Image sensing system  
This invention is to provide a system which has a plurality of sensor units and can efficiently sense an image. A sensing system includes a plurality of sensor units, a plurality of selection...
6944269 Medical imaging examination facility  
A medical imaging examination device has an X-ray source, a reception unit for receiving the X-rays that penetrate a patient, an operating device for operation of the examination device by an...
6920201 X-ray device with a storage for X-ray exposure parameters  
The invention relates to an X-ray device in which a set of exposure parameters is fetched from among a number of such sets stored in a first storage arrangement for APR X-ray exposures. The...
6879661 Radiographing apparatus including a control section for establishing a standby mode in a radiographing section  
A radiographing apparatus, is provided which includes a control section and a plurality of radiographing sections, each of which is connected to the control section. The control section establishes...
6859521 Method and arrangement for controlling an X-ray beam  
In a method and apparatus for controlling an X-ray device having at least one X-ray tube and at least one X-ray detector, wherein the X-ray tube and/or the X-ray detector are movably arranged,...
6785358 Voice activated diagnostic imaging control user interface  
A X-ray exam system includes an x-ray source, a detector positioned to receive x-rays transmitted for the x-ray source, a patient table positioned so that the x-ray source emits x-rays towards a...
6714623 Image collecting system  
In an image collecting system for sensing an X-ray image by using a solid state image pickup unit, the operability of the system is improved by omitting an operation of turning on and off the solid...
6697451 Dynamic phantom and method for evaluating calcium scoring  
A method of evaluating a substance scoring system comprises acquiring data from a phantom using an imaging system, moving at least a portion of the phantom during the acquiring step, and generating...
6563902 Energy dispersive X-ray analyzer  
In order provide an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer that can perform efficient measurement by optimizing signal processing time of an X-ray counting section, an energy dispersive X-ray analyzer is...
6421552 Methods and apparatus for estimating cardiac motion using projection data  
A method for estimating motion of a part of an object, using a CT imaging system, is therefore provided in one embodiment of the present invention. This method includes steps of: scanning the...
6370229 Radiation image reading system and radiation image reading method  
A radiation image reading system, comprises a plurality of reading apparatus to read a radiation image and to produce image data; and an information transmitting apparatus to transmit information...
6368269 Apparatus for concurrent actuation of multiple foot pedal operated switches  
An apparatus is disclosed for coordinating the operation of multiple devices actuated by foot pedal operated switches. A housing has a lid movably mounted thereto and defines a recess therewithin....
6169782 X-ray system with internal power supply including battery power and capacitively stored power  
A portable x-ray system includes an x-ray source, an internal power supply for supplying an input voltage, and a voltage converter in electrical connection between the power supply and the source....
6078947 Medical installation system  
A medical installation system including at least one medical therapy and/or diagnostics apparatus having a controller with a control computer, and further including at least one computer work...
6047040 Detector signal integration in volumetric CT scanner detector arrays  
A multi-slice or volumetric CT system has a 2D array of detector elements arranged in columns along the slice direction and rows along the in-slice direction. Channels in a digital acquisition...
5930328 X-ray examination apparatus having an automatic positioning system for an imaging system  
A versatile X-ray examination apparatus including a movable table top for supporting a patient, an imaging system having an X-ray source adopted for passing X-rays through the patient and an image...
5694449 Method and system for detecting and correcting erroneous exposures generated during x-ray imaging  
The present invention discloses a method and system for detecting and correcting an erroneous exposure generated during x-ray imaging of a patient. In the present invention, x-ray imaging settings...
5555120 Cordless control system for an x-ray apparatus  
A cordless control system for actuating selected functions of a mobile X-ray unit. This cordless control system comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The portable transmitter is hand held and...
5521968 Call charging method in radio telephone system and radio telephone system employing the same method  
In a radio telephone system and a call charging method used in this radio telephone system, when a user of a radio telephone issues a telephone call to a public telephone network by utilizing a...
5448614 Fluoroscopic imaging system  
In an interventional radiography (IVR), for example in a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), when the IVR includes a period in which the movement of the object is slow, a normal...
5440606 X-ray system control  
An x-ray diagnostic system wherein verbal, hands-free data input is available to the user for communicating with the components of the system. The components of the system, which are interconnected...
5400792 Medical diagnostics installation controllable from a central work station  
A medical diagnostics installation, such as an x-ray angiography installation, has a number of separate treatment and data-acquisition components, all of which are connected to a central work...
5177778 X-ray radiographing apparatus  
An X-ray radiographing apparatus is provided with an interlock mechanism to avoid mutual interference of movable elements such as an X-ray unit, a compression cone, a table, a tabletop and a...
5123038 X-ray generator for operating an X-ray tube with parts of the tube connected to mass  
An X-ray generator for operating an X-ray tube having parts of the tube connected to ground includes a high-voltage transformer arrangement having distinct secondary windings for producing positive...
4914683 Anode driving apparatus of rotating anode X-ray tube  
An anode driving apparatus of a rotating anode X-ray tube includes a power source transformer connected to an AC power source, first and second taps, located at the secondary winding of the power...
4823371 X-ray tube system  
An x-ray tube contains a plurality of filaments each with an associated focus cup control to allow it to change rapidly between discrete emission intensities. The cathode structure of the x-ray...
4706268 Digital radiography apparatus  
Digital radiography apparatus uses a resonance-type high frequency inverter having a main switch in series with an auxiliary switch. An X-ray tube receives the pulsed power from the high frequency...
4703496 Automatic x-ray image brightness control  
A voltage signal proportional to the brightness of an x-ray image is derived. In a mA loop the ratio of a reference voltage to brightness is determined. If the brightness ratio does not equal 1 it...
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