In a system for the administration of a group of imaging devices which are equipped with a corresponding device hosts, device software and a configuration protocol are executably stored on the device host. The system can include a distributed database system which configured to receive configuration protocols from the device host and to store modified configuration protocols for the respective device host, and to distribute modified configuration protocols. The received and/or stored configuration protocols are made available via a central write access. The system can include an administrator having a memory, a user interface and a processor for communicating with the distributed database system. Configuration protocols can be modified via the user interface and sent to the distributed database system for storage and/or distribution to at least one selected imaging device. These aspects are also applicable to a method for the administration of imaging devices.

Imaging methods, imaging apparatuses and image processing devices are provided. In one aspect, an imaging method includes: scanning a subject to obtain a photon-counting sequence output by a photon-counting detector of a photon-counting CT system; determining, by using a photon-counting model and the photon-counting sequence, a target material distribution parameter value of the subject, and performing imaging based on the target material distribution parameter value. The photon-counting model is created by at least one of a charge sharing model, an energy resolution model, or a pulse pileup model. The charge sharing model is configured to eliminate energy spectrum distortion and counting loss caused by charge sharing. The energy resolution model is configured to eliminate energy spectrum distortion and counting loss caused by energy resolution. The pulse pileup model is configured to eliminate energy spectrum distortion and counting loss caused by pulse pileup.

Systems and methods for operating an imaging system to perform Cephalometric imaging. The imaging system includes a column, an upper shelf pivotably coupled to the column, a rotating part coupled to the upper shelf and linearly translatable along a length of the upper shelf in a direction radial to the column, a first x-ray source coupled to the rotating part, and an x-ray detector coupled to the rotating part on an opposite side of a first imaging volume from the first x-ray source. A center position of the Cephalometric patient support is determined relative to the imaging system in at least two dimensions by scanning the imaging volume while adjusting a pivot angle of the upper shelf and by scanning the imaging volume while adjusting a linear position of the rotating part along the upper shelf.

A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gantry and a processor. The gantry includes an imaging system configured to perform an imaging process on a subject by using one of radiation and magnetism. The processor is configured to generate a second image by combining a first image acquired by imaging the subject while using an optical imaging device different from the imaging system, with a plane related to an imaging position in the imaging process using the imaging system.

A method, apparatus, system, and computer program for generating clinical information. Information indicating at least one clinical aspect of an object is received. Clinical information of interest relating to the at least one clinical aspect is generated from a plurality of projection images.

A radiation emitting device includes a radiation source unit that irradiates a subject with radiation, a camera that captures an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject, and a monitor that displays the captured image. A control device controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor on the basis of at least one of the direction of the radiation source unit, the inclination of a radiation detector, and the rotation angle of the radiation detector, or the display content of the monitor.

In general, an X-ray imaging apparatus according to one embodiment includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain correction-target data that includes component deterioration resulting from a transient response of the X-ray detector, and to output, based on the obtained correction-target and a model that outputs data in which component deterioration resulting from a transient response is reduced based on an input of data that includes component deterioration resulting from a transient response, corrected data in which the component deterioration resulting from the transient response of the X-ray detector is reduced.

Various methods and systems are provided for x-ray imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring, with an x-ray detector tilted at an angle with respect to an x-ray source, an x-ray image, calculating the angle from the x-ray image, generating a corrected x-ray image based on the calculated angle, and displaying the corrected x-ray image. In this way, tilt artifacts caused by the x-ray detector being tilted with respect to the x-ray source may be removed from an x-ray image.

A radiation generation control device includes an acquisitor that acquires a first signal that instructs emission of radiation, a first connector that inputs a second signal indicating a driving state of a radiation image capturing device that generates a radiation image, a second connector connectable to a radiation generation device that generates radiation, and a controller that, based on the first signal having been acquired and the second signal having been input, causes a third signal that instructs emission of radiation to be output repeatedly from the second connector in a predetermined cycle.

Systems and methods for correcting images acquired with an imaging system for measurement bias from non-stationary noise in model observers are described. A biased detectability index is estimated from signal present and signal absent condition images and an estimate of the bias from non-stationary noise is also estimated. This bias is then removed from the detectability index to provide an assessment of detectability of the imaging system.