A method, performed by a mobile X-ray detector, of processing an X-ray image, including generating the X-ray image of an object by detecting an X-ray transmitted through the object and converting the detected X-ray into an electrical signal; detecting a power supply stoppage which prevents transmission of the generated X-ray image from the mobile X-ray detector to a workstation; based on the detecting of the power supply stoppage, storing the X-ray image in a nonvolatile memory inside the mobile X-ray detector; and after storing the X-ray image, deactivating the mobile X-ray detector.

Systems and methods for determining an image type are disclosed. A user interface includes a visual representation of a breast and a visual representation of a medical imaging system. The visual representation of the medical imaging system includes a visual representation of a detector and either a source or a compression paddle. The visual representation of the medical imaging system may be rotatable and positionable relative to the visual representation of the breast. Based on the relative position and orientation of the visual representation of the medical imaging system relative to the visual representation of the breast, an image type is determined. The image type may be displayed at the user interface.

The present disclosure provides a system and method for couch position calibration. The method may include obtaining one or more first images of a couch at one or more first locations in a first device, each of the one or more first images corresponding to one of the one or more first locations, wherein the couch includes a mark, and the mark intersects a first reference plane of the first device at a plurality of first points of the mark; determining, in each of the one or more first images, a first position of a representation of each of the plurality of first points; obtaining correlation information between the first position and actual position of each of the plurality of first points; and determining one or more calibration images based on the correlation information and the one or more first images.

Provided is an X ray image processing method including the following. One of computing modules stored in an X ray device is activated, in which the one of the computing modules corresponds to a measurement area. The measurement area corresponding to the one of the computing modules is measured by an image measurement module, and a measurement signal is produced. The measurement signal is transmitted to a computing unit by the image measurement module. A measurement image is computed by the computing unit according to the measurement signal, and is stored in a first storage unit in the X ray device. The one of the computing modules is written to the computing unit. The measurement image is transmitted to the computing unit by the first storage unit. The measurement image is analyzed by the computing unit using the one of the computing modules, and an analysis image is generated.

A multimodal system for breast imaging includes an x-ray source, and an x-ray detector configured to detect x-rays from the x-ray source after passing through a breast. The system includes an x-ray detector translation system operatively connected to the x-ray detector so as to be able to translate the x-ray detector from a first displacement from the breast to a second displacement at least one of immediately adjacent to or in contact with the breast. The system includes an x-ray image processor configured to: receive a CT data set from the x-ray detector, the CT data set being detected by the x-ray detector at the first displacement; compute a CT image of the breast; receive a mammography data set from the x-ray detector, the mammography data set being detected by the x-ray detector at the second displacement; and compute a mammography image of the breast.

Method of calculating a scaled virtual grid for x-ray projection images, comprising providing at least a first and a second co-registered x-ray projection image Ij—j=1, 2, . . . of a desired anatomy of a patient (step S1), defining two points P.sub.1 and P.sub.2 of the desired anatomy in 3-D space and determining 3-D coordinates of the two points P.sub.1 and P.sub.2 thereby using the x-ray projection images (step S2), calculating the scaled virtual grid based on the determined 3-D coordinates of the two points P.sub.1 and P.sub.2 (step S3), and projecting and displaying the calculated grid to a user on at least one of the first and the second co-registered x-ray projection image (step S4).

An X-ray fluoroscopy imaging apparatus has a plurality of imaging equipment component members including an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, a C-arm, a table and a display unit; a input receiving element, an information element; and a control element that controls the information element to inform that the second imaging equipment component member moves when controlling the move of the first imaging equipment component member among a plurality of imaging equipment component members and moving the second imaging equipment component member while interlocked with the move of the first imaging equipment component member.

A system or method for improving quality in projection and tomographic x-ray, which includes a depth sensing device to measure a depth of at least one body part of a patient from the depth sensing device and a control unit to calculate a thickness and/or circumference of the body part using the depth information. The calculated thickness and circumference information is used to determine an optimal level of x-ray exposure for the body part. The system or method also includes a camera to identify the body part that needs to be examined and to detect any motion of the identified body part.

Gamma cameras may be used to obtain two-dimensional images of an emitting object, of which the most common form is the “Anger-type” gamma camera. The primary components in a conventional Anger-type gamma camera include, but are not limited to: a plurality of photo-multiplier tubes, a scintillator material, and a collimator. The disclosed invention claims a novel use of a gamma camera which eliminates the collimator. The new method is a method of forming an initial image from the incident radiation, which does not depend on any mechanical or other means of restricting the incident radiation to be passed on to a position-sensitive radiation detector. This method then uses mathematical deconvolution to produce an image of the object without the need for a collimator and without reliance on a pre-existing image.

A medical imaging system that includes a gantry having an inner bore surface that defines a bore for receiving a patient, wherein a digital display is attached to the inner bore surface of the bore. The system also includes a patient bed for moving the patient into the bore. Further, visual content is displayed on the display that has a calming effect on the patient.