A61B6/4411

Device and method for ultrasound examination
11357475 · 2022-06-14 · ·

With a device and an associated method, an ultrasound unit is coupled with a coupling unit to an existing x-ray unit. The ultrasound unit is guided with the aid of controllable elements of a positioning unit of the x-ray unit on a patient for an ultrasound examination. In this manner X-ray recordings and ultrasound recordings of an object can be produced.

System and method for mobile imaging

An imaging system is disclosed. The imaging system is operable to acquire and/or generate image data at positions relative to a subject. The imaging system includes a drive system configured to move the imaging system.

Extra oral dental imaging apparatus with patient positioning accessory detection
11337662 · 2022-05-24 ·

Certain exemplary method and/or apparatus embodiments herein can include—a support frame, —a movable gantry that supports an x-ray source and an x-ray sensor in correspondence with the x-ray source and that is movable relative to the support frame, —a patient positioning accessory support member configured to support a patient positioning accessory of a specific type that is adapted to be used in the apparatus for conducting a specific examination on a patient, where the patient positioning accessory comprises at least one passive identification element that identifies the specific type of the patient positioning accessory, and the apparatus further comprises an active identification system that is configured to cooperate with the at least one passive identification element of the patient positioning accessory in order to identify the specific type of the patient positioning accessory.

Imaging method and system for determining a scan area

A system includes a storage device storing a set of instructions and at least one processor in communication with the storage device, wherein when executing the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to determine a first scan area on a scanning object. The system may also acquire raw data generated by scanning the first scan area on the scanning object and generate a positioning image based on the raw data. The system may also generate a pixel value distribution curve based on the positioning image, and determine a second scan area on the scanning object based on the pixel value distribution curve. The system may also scan the second scan area on the scanning object.

Radiation imaging apparatus with improved impact resistance

A radiation imaging apparatus includes an internal unit having a radiation detector arranged to convert a radiation that is passed through a subject into electric signals. A base plate is arranged to support the radiation detector. A case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is arranged to accommodate the internal unit. A fitting member is interposed between an inner wall of the case and an end portion of the internal unit, and fitted to the inner wall of the case and the end portion of the internal unit in a planar view as seen from an incident direction of the radiation.

Specimen radiography system comprising cabinet and a specimen drawer positionable by a controller in the cabinet

A specimen radiography system may include a controller and a cabinet. The cabinet may include an x-ray source, an x-ray detector, and a specimen drawer disposed between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector. The specimen drawer may be automatically positionable along a vertical axis between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector.

MULTI-MODALITY DENTAL X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE AND METHODS
20220142591 · 2022-05-12 ·

Multi-modality dental x-ray imaging devices, systems, and methods. In some embodiments, an x-ray imaging system is operable in cone-beam computed tomography, two-dimensional intraoral x-ray, and intraoral tomosynthesis imaging modes. In some embodiments, the device includes a rotatable gantry, an x-ray source array attached to the rotatable gantry and including x-ray focal spots, a digital area x-ray detector attached to the rotatable gantry, an intraoral sensor, an adjustable collimation assembly positioned between the x-ray source array and the subject and configured to limit x-ray radiation to a surface of the intraoral sensor or the digital area x-ray detector depending on the selected imaging mode, and a control unit including one or more processors, the control unit configured to operate the x-ray imaging system in one of the imaging modes.

COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS
20220133253 · 2022-05-05 · ·

An imaging apparatus for use with an imaging device in order to image a subject. The imaging device includes an annular gantry having an opening and a table to accommodate the subject or a portion thereof for imaging. The imaging apparatus includes a platform and a positioning device. The imaging device is mounted to the platform. The annular gantry is in a fixed position relative to the platform. The table is horizontally displaceable relative to the annular gantry. The positioning device supports the platform and is configured to horizontally displace the platform relative to a supporting surface for the subject. The positioning device is configured to position the platform with the imaging device in at least one operational state in such a way that, during a relative movement of the table with respect to the annular gantry, the table remains stationary relative to the supporting surface.

X-Ray Image Detector Holder and Mounting Device and Method for Commercial X-Ray Applications
20220133250 · 2022-05-05 ·

A device for attaching an x-ray image detector holder to a commercial structure such as a pipe so that the modern digital image detector can be used in analysis and inspection. The x-ray image detector holder attach device is constructed to be attached to a structure and can include a flat image detector holder part, the image detector holder part having at least one peripheral slot; a structure contact part constructed to be strapped to a structure to be x-rayed, the structure contact part having a key sized to mate with the peripheral slot, the key having a lock constructed to hold the key in the peripheral slot; the structure contact part can be a means to attach it to the structure to be x-rayed such as a strap or suction cups.

Transformable gamma cameras
11723608 · 2023-08-15 · ·

One embodiment provides a gamma camera system, including: a stand, a rotatable gantry supported by the stand, and a transformable gamma camera connected by mechanical supports to the rotatable gantry and comprising groups of tiled arrays of gamma detectors and a collimator for each group of tiled arrays of gamma detectors; the transformable gamma camera being configured to subdivide into a plurality of subdivided gamma cameras, each of the subdivided gamma cameras having at least one of the groups of tiled arrays of gamma detectors and corresponding collimator, wherein the subdivision into a plurality of subdivided gamma cameras facilitates contouring with a region of interest for a spatial resolution. Other embodiments are described and claimed.