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Dynamic state imaging system configured to acquire a plurality of images indicating a dynamic state of a subject at predetermined time intervals
10849590 · 2020-12-01 · ·

A dynamic state imaging system includes a hardware processor that acquires period information on a period of a subject's dynamic state having periodicity, and controls a radiation imaging apparatus to acquire dynamic state images of a plurality of periods by assigning a same phase as an imaging start timing for each period of the subject's dynamic state, based on the period information, and performing imaging at predetermined time intervals from the imaging start timing for each period.

Radiographic imaging system, control method for radiographic imaging system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program for radiographic imaging system
10842457 · 2020-11-24 · ·

A radiographic imaging system includes a portable information terminal 16 and a console 18 which are plural control devices of which each one performs a control relating to imaging of a radiographic image and of which at least one is selectively used; and a terminal control unit 30 of the portable information terminal 16 and a control unit 50 of the console 18 that respectively function as a setting unit that sets, with respect to at least one of usage control devices which is control device to be selectively used, control content based on one usage control device in a case where the number of usage control devices is one, and sets control content based on a combination of plural usage control devices in a case where the number of usage control devices is plural.

Scannable optical identifier for use with implantable medical devices
10806541 · 2020-10-20 ·

Apparatus for identifying a patient, said apparatus comprising: a medical device for implantation into the patient; an optical identifier affixed to the medical device; wherein at least a portion of the optical identifier is radiopaque, whereby to generate a scannable X-ray image of the optical identifier when the medical device is imaged using X-ray.

X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS
20200323507 · 2020-10-15 ·

This X-ray imaging apparatus includes a control unit for performing control to select one blood vessel image in which a blood vessel is clearly reflected from a plurality of blood vessel images stored in the storage unit when capturing a fluoroscopic image and performing control to display a superimposed image in which the selected blood vessel image and the fluoroscopic image are superimposed on the display unit.

X-ray image capture apparatus

Disclosed is an X-ray image radiographing apparatus being economical by using a small width sensor, occupying less space, and providing an X-ray CT image and an X-ray panoramic image without distortion and with high accuracy. An X-ray image radiographing apparatus according the present invention includes a rotation supporter rotating based on a rotation shaft; a generating unit including an X-ray generator radiating an X-ray beam; a sensing unit including a small width sensor moving in a width direction thereof; and a controller changing a rotation speed of the rotation supporter or a frame rate of the sensing unit to compensate changes in magnification ratio according to a distance change between an area of interest of the subject and the small width sensor when performing an X-ray image radiographing sequence obtaining a number of CT images by rotating the rotation supporter.

POSITIONING SUPPORT APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20200315566 · 2020-10-08 ·

A positioning support apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains a radiographic image of a subject taken through a radiography. Based on the obtained radiographic image, the hardware processor detects a relative positional relationship between the subject and at least one of a radiation detector and a radiation source, the positional relationship being at a time when the radiographic image is taken. The hardware processor receives a change input for simulating a change of a position of the at least one of the radiation detector and the radiation source. Based on the detected positional relationship and the received change input, the hardware processor generates a simulation-reflected image that is an image of the subject reflecting the change of the position of the at least one of the radiation detector and the radiation source. The hardware processor outputs the generated simulation-reflected image.

RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM
20200305823 · 2020-10-01 ·

A radiation image capturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an image capturing unit configured to acquire a radiation image, the image capturing unit being provided with a plurality of receptor fields for acquiring irradiation information of radiation concerning an integrated dose of radiation entering during irradiation with radiation, and a selection unit configured to select a receptor field, of the plurality of receptor fields, which is used by a user. The selection unit changes an upper limit of the number of receptor fields, of the plurality of receptor fields, which are used for one image capturing operation depending on when the radiation image capturing apparatus is attached to a stand to which the radiation image capturing apparatus can be attached and when the radiation image capturing apparatus is detached from the stand.

Systems and Methods for Synthetic Medical Image Generation

Systems and methods for synthetic medical image generation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a synthetic medical image generation system, including a processor, and a memory containing an image synthesis application, where the image synthesis application directs the processor to obtain source image data generated by at least one medical imaging device, where the source image data describes a functional medical image taken of a patient administered with a first imaging agent, and synthesize a predicted medical image of the patient that depicts the patient as if they were administered with a second imaging agent, wherein the first imaging agent and the second imaging agent are different imaging agents.

Image displaying device, image processing device, radiographic imaging system, sectional image displaying method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
10786218 · 2020-09-29 · ·

The present invention provides an image displaying device including: a display section that displays a pair of mutually related sectional images; a reception section that, for one of the sectional image pair, receives a successive change instruction for a slice position; a generation section that generates a combined sectional image, corresponding to the slice position of the one sectional image, from the other sectional image of the pair; and a controller that, in cases in which the reception section has received the successive change instruction, effects control to switch display of the one sectional image from the one sectional image being displayed to the one sectional image that corresponds to the slice position indicated in the instruction, and, in conjunction with switching, to successively switch display of the other sectional image from the other sectional image that is being displayed to the combined sectional image.

Method for Three Dimensional Medical Image Construction

A method for three dimensional medical image construction having steps of inputting multiple two-dimensional images and a known three-dimensional image into a processing module and inputting a new two-dimensional image into the processing module to obtain a reconstructed three-dimensional image, wherein the processing module utilizes a neural network to build a reconstructed three-dimensional image by unfolding the two-dimensional image to produce a three-dimensional reconstruction.