A61B6/40

METHOD FOR DETERMINING TUBE ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS, HOST DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM
20220346740 · 2022-11-03 ·

Provided is a method for determining tube electrical parameters. The method includes: acquiring target projection data of an imaging device in scanning a target object at a first scan angle; acquiring target noise data corresponding to the target object; determining current noise data corresponding to the target projection data; and determining, based on the target noise data and the current noise data, the tube electrical parameters of the imaging device in scanning the target object at a second scan angle.

Systems and methods for correction of position of focal point

Systems and methods for determining an offset of a position of a focal point of an X-ray tube is provided. The methods may include obtaining at least one parameter associated with an X-ray tube during a scan of a subject. The methods may further include determining a target offset of a position of a focal point based on the at least one parameter and a target relationship between a plurality of reference parameters associated with the X-ray tube and a plurality of reference offsets of reference positions of the focal point. The methods may further include causing, based on the target offset, a correction on the position of the focal point of the X-ray tube.

RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTOR
20230076183 · 2023-03-09 ·

A radiographic imaging apparatus and a radiation detector are provided, which are capable of sufficiently reducing the sensitivity difference between pixels even if the incident photon rate is high. A radiographic imaging apparatus includes: a radiation source for irradiating an object with radiation; a plurality of detection element modules each having a semiconductor layer that generates electrical charges depending on photon energy of the radiation, and a photon counting circuit for counting the electrical charges for each pixel; and a collimator that is disposed between the radiation source and the semiconductor layer, and has a plurality of walls forming a plurality of passage holes through which the radiation passes. A plurality of subpixels is formed on the semiconductor layer, and when one or more subpixels defined by the walls of the collimator are grouped as a macro pixel, a plurality of macro pixels arranged from each end of each of the detection element modules is smaller in size than a macro pixel other than the plurality of macro pixels arranged from the end of the detection element module.

Body-insertable device having adjustable radiation emission direction and radiation emission range

A body-insertable device having an adjustable radiation emission direction and radiation emission range, which includes a first outer body extending to be long and an accommodation space having a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space having different distances to the first outer body.

Device And Method For Reducing Radiation Exposure From X-Ray Tubes
20230120289 · 2023-04-20 · ·

A radiation-absorbent shield shaped to conform to and enshroud the x-ray tube housing of a C-arm in order to protect medical personnel from radiation leaking through the x-ray tube housing. The shield is attached to the x-ray tube housing such that it moves with the tube housing and provides protection no matter the orientation of the C-arm.

Method and device for producing and using multiple origins of x-radiation
20220328277 · 2022-10-13 ·

An x-ray tube source is disclosed that allows differential phase shift, attenuation, and x-ray scattering features of an object to be acquired in a single exposure. Such multiplexed x-ray tube source includes multiple x-ray spot origins controlled in such a way that each slightly separated spot is temporally modulated “ON and OFF” at differing frequencies. In an x-ray interferometer system, such x-ray tube source forms multiple illumination beams of a single angular view of an object's feature but each with different interference fringe locations. A composite image can be acquired with a high frame-rate digital detector as a component element in such x-ray interferometer system. Such composite image can be subsequently de-multipexed and separately presented according to each spot-source illumination beam. Such isolated images of an object's feature, each having different fringe locations, allows for post-acquisition “fringe-mapping” analysis of the feature's full interaction with x-rays, including refraction, scattering, and absorption.

X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a two-dimensional first X-ray image based on X-ray imaging using a first continuous X-ray spectrum, and acquire a two-dimensional second X-ray image based on X-ray imaging using a second continuous X-ray spectrum different from the first continuous X-ray spectrum. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to generate a two-dimensional virtual third X-ray image that simulates an X-ray image using a third continuous X-ray spectrum different from the first continuous X-ray spectrum and the second continuous X-ray spectrum, based on the first X-ray image and the second X-ray image.

X-ray diagnosis apparatus and console

An X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes an X-ray limiter having four diaphragm blades and a console on which four physical operating units that correspond to the four diaphragm blades are placed at four positions. When viewed from the side of the operator of the console, the four operating units are placed on the far side, the near side, the left side, and the right side. The far-side operating unit, the near-side operating unit, the left-side operating unit, and the right-side operating unit correspond to the upper diaphragm blade, the lower diaphragm blade, the left-side diaphragm blade, and the right-side diaphragm blade, respectively, with reference to an X-ray image displayed in a display.

Systems and methods for taking X-ray images

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for taking X-ray images. The method may include obtaining reference data associated with an object, the reference data including at least one of height data or historical data. The method may also include determining at least one of a start point or an end point of an imaging region associated with the object based on the reference data. The method may further include causing to take an X-ray image of the imaging region based on at least one of the start point or the end point.

Imaging systems and methods

Versatile, multimode radiographic systems and methods utilize portable energy emitters and radiation-tracking detectors. The x-ray emitter may include a digital camera and, optionally, a thermal imaging camera to provide for fluoroscopic, digital, and infrared thermal imagery of a patient for the purpose of aiding diagnostic, surgical, and non-surgical interventions. The emitter may cooperative with an inventive x-ray capture stage that automatically pivots, orients and aligns itself with the emitter to maximize exposure quality and safety. The combined system uses less power, corrects for any skew or perspective in the emission, allows the subject to remain in place, and allows the surgeon's workflow to continue uninterrupted.