A collimator for a detector is disclosed. The collimator comprises: a bottom plate provided with imaging through holes distributed in an array, each of the imaging through holes comprising a first hole segment and a second hole segment, the transverse size of the first hole segment gradually decreasing in a direction from a free end to the second hole segment, and the transverse size of the second hole segment gradually decreasing in a direction from the free end to the first hole segment; a shielding case formed on the bottom plate; and a top plate disposed in the shielding case and closing at least a part of an opening of the shielding case, the top plate being provided with shielding through holes distributed in an array, and the imaging through holes being in one-to-one correspondence with the shielding through holes.

A device and methods for performing a simulated CT biopsy on a region of interest on a patient. The device comprises a gantry (22) configured to mount an x-ray emitter (24) and CT detector (26) on opposing sides of the gantry, a motor (28) rotatably coupled to the gantry such that the gantry rotates horizontally about the region of interest, and a high resolution x-ray detector (172) positioned adjacent the CT detector in between the CT detector and the x-ray emitter.

An X-ray diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment 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. An operation of moving the far-side operating unit in the far-side direction results in the movement of the upper diaphragm blade in the upward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display, and an operation of moving the far-side operating unit in the near-side direction results in the movement of the upper diaphragm blade in the downward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display. An operation of moving the near-side operating unit in the far-side direction results in the movement of the lower diaphragm blade in the upward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display, and an operation of moving the near-side operating unit in the near-side direction results in the movement of the lower diaphragm blade in the downward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display. An operation of moving the left-side operating unit in the leftward direction results in the movement of the left-side diaphragm blade in the leftward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display, and an operation of moving the left-side operating unit in the rightward direction results in the movement of the left-side diaphragm blade in the rightward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display. An operation of moving the right-side operating unit in the leftward direction results in the movement of the right-side diaphragm blade in the leftward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display, and an operation of moving the right-side operating unit in the rightward direction results in the movement of the right-side diaphragm blade in the rightward direction of the X-ray image displayed in the display.

Embodiments of the present invention relates to an X-ray contrast agent. The X-ray contrast agent has an X-ray absorption the change of which between at least two different X-ray photon energy levels differs from the change in X-ray absorption of calcium between the at least two different X-ray photon energy level. Embodiments of the present invention also relates to an X-ray imaging method. Embodiments of the present invention additionally relates to an image reconstruction device. Embodiments of the present invention further relates to an X-ray imaging system.

Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method includes, upon an injection of a contrast agent, processing acquired projection data of a monitoring area of a subject to measure a contrast signal of the contrast agent, estimating two or more target times of the contrast agent at the monitoring area of the subject based on the contrast signal, and carrying out a contrast scan that includes a two or more acquisitions each performed at a respective target time.

An X-ray imaging system using multiple puked X-ray sources to perform highly efficient and ultrafast 3D radiography is presented. There are multiple puked X-ray sources mounted on a structure in motion to form an array of sources. The multiple X-ray sources move simultaneously relative to an object on a pre-defined arc track at a constant speed as a group. Electron beam inside each individual X-ray tube is deflected by magnetic or electrical field to move focal spot a small distance. When focal spot of an X-ray tube beam has a speed that is equal to group speed but with opposite moving direction, the X-ray source and X-ray flat panel detector are activated through an external exposure control unit so that source tube stay momentarily standstill equivalently. 3D scan can cover much wider sweep angle in much shorter time and image analysis can also be done in real-time.

This invention relates to an image processing device (1) comprising an input (2) for receiving image data representative of a region of interest in the body of a patient from a medical X-ray imaging apparatus (100). The image data comprises a first dark-field image obtained for a first X-ray spectrum and a second dark-field image obtained for a second, different, X-ray spectrum. A combination unit (3) provides a combination image that is representative of a medical condition map, e.g. a lung condition map, by combining the first dark-field image and the second dark-field image.

One embodiment of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method that includes receiving spectral computed tomography (CT) volumetric image data. The spectral CT volumetric image data include data for at least two different energies and/or energy ranges. The spectral CT volumetric image data is processed with a machine learning engine configured to map spectrally enhanced features extracted from the spectral CT volumetric image data onto fractional flow reserve (FFR) values to determine a FFR value. The FFR value is then visually presented.

X-ray detectors for generating digital images are disclosed. An example digital X-ray detector includes: a scintillation screen; a reflector configured to reflect light generated by the scintillation screen; and a digital imaging sensor configured to generate a digital image of the light reflected by the reflector.

The invention relates to a system and a method for determining a characteristic of a blood vessel portion, which comprises blood including a contrast agent exhibiting resonant absorption of x-ray photons at a specific energy. The system comprises a tunable monochromatic x-ray source (21) emitting x-ray radiation, an x-ray detector device (22) for detecting the x-ray radiation after it has travelled through the blood vessel portion. A control unit (26) varies a tuning of the x-ray source (21) to vary the energy of the x-ray radiation emitted by the x-ray source (21), and an evaluation unit (27) determines a tuning of the x-ray source (21) at which nuclear resonant absorption of the x-ray radiation incident onto the blood vessel portion occurs and estimates the characteristic on the basis of the determined tuning. The characteristic may particularly be the blood velocity in the blood vessel portion.