Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising an insertion tube; an image sensor inside the insertion tube; wherein the image sensor comprises an array of pixels; wherein the image sensor is configured to count numbers of particles of radiation incident on the pixels, within a period of time. Also disclosed herein is a method of using this apparatus.

The medical image processing apparatus includes a first processor, a second processor that executes image processing on a medical image in response to an instruction from the first processor, and a battery that supplies power to the first processor and the second processor. The second processor executes the image processing with a selected processing method among a plurality of processing methods that are different in amount of power consumption.

The radiography apparatus includes: an irradiation unit having an irradiation opening through which radiation is emitted; an image receiving unit that has an image receiving surface receiving the radiation emitted from the irradiation unit; an arm that has one end at which the irradiation unit is rotatably supported and the other end at which the image receiving unit is supported in a posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; a solenoid that locks the rotation of the irradiation unit with respect to the arm in a facing posture in which the irradiation opening and the image receiving surface face each other; and a control unit that permits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation of the irradiation unit is locked and prohibits the moving image capture irradiation in a state in which the rotation is unlocked.

A method is provided to perform an imaging scan on a target tissue. The imaging scan includes generating a signal directed at a portion of a target tissue using a collimator that includes a slot, wherein a source of a signal assembly is incoherently interrupted. The method also includes receiving at least a portion of the signal from the portion of the target tissue at a linear signal detector positioned directly opposite from the signal assembly with respect to the target tissue, and simultaneously translating the linear signal detector and adjusting a width of the at least one slot of the collimator such that a fan width of the signal at the linear signal detector corresponds to a width of a detector window disposed in the linear signal detector. The method also includes rotating a stage about the target tissue, and repeating performing the imaging scan on the target tissue.

According to an embodiment, an X-ray imaging device includes an irradiator, an exposure switch device, and a control device. The irradiator irradiates a subject placed on a bed with X-rays. The exposure switch device receives an operation of an operator related to X-ray irradiation. The control device controls the X-ray irradiation based on the X-rays. The exposure switch device includes a switch and an output. The switch is set on the basis of a position of the operator and detects the operation of the operator. The output outputs an operation signal based on the operation of the operator to the control device when the operation of the operator has been detected by the switch.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for performing spectral tomographic reconstruction of an object. The imaging system includes a power source that is configured to provide a variable high voltage. The imaging system includes a distributed X-ray source. The distributed X-ray source includes an array of X-ray emitters that allows fast switching “ON” and “OFF” using X-ray emitter grid electrode. The distributed X-ray sources is configured to generate an X-ray beam with an energy spectrum based on the variable high voltage and uses additional X-ray filters. The imaging system includes a controller. The controller is configured to operate synchronously with the change of the variable high voltage. The controller is configured to control a timing of when to engage an X-ray emitter of the array of X-ray emitters of the distributed X-ray source based on a predefined firing pattern.

The invention relates to a problem of setting mutual position of an anatomy being imaged and imaging means of a computed tomography imaging apparatus so that specifically the very volume of the anatomy desired to be imaged actually is imaged. To further the positioning, a positioning tool in a form of a three-dimensional virtual positioning model (40), generated from the anatomy to be imaged, is shown on a display from which the volume (41) of the anatomy desired to be imaged can be pointed, selected or defined.

Methods, devices, electronic devices, apparatus, and systems for image reconstruction are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: obtaining first Computed Tomography (CT) data collected by a CT device performing a first contrast medium tracking scan on a target object based on a first reciprocating scanning sequence, obtaining second CT data by the CT device performing a second contrast medium tracking scan on the target object based on a second reciprocating scanning sequence in response to determining that a CT value in the first CT data exceeds a CT value threshold, and reconstructing CT images of the target object by using the first CT data and the second CT data respectively.

A control apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect switching between a plurality of radiation detection apparatuses, each of the plurality of radiation detection apparatuses being configured to capture a radiographic image through detection of radiation and including a plurality of receptor fields for performing automatic exposure control, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding one of the plurality of radiation detection apparatuses to be used for image capturing in a case where switching to the one of the plurality of radiation detection apparatuses has been detected, and a selection unit configured to select one or more of the plurality of receptor fields of the one of the plurality of radiation detection apparatuses to be used for the image capturing based on the acquired information and information of a subject as an image capturing target and information of a part of the subject to be imaged.

Disclosed herein is a system, comprising: a radiation source configured to cause emission of characteristic X-rays of a chemical element in a portion of a human body by generating and directing radiation to the portion; a first image sensor configured to capture a set of images of the portion using the characteristic X-rays; and a second image sensor configured to capture a set of tomograms using the radiation that has transmitted through the portion.