A61B6/4405

RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME

A radiography system includes: a radiation source that emits radiation; an imaging stand having a detection panel that generates a radiation image by detecting the radiation; a lifting device on which a subject to be examined is placed; a misalignment amount detection device that detects a relative misalignment amount between the imaging stand and the subject to be examined; and a lifting control device that lifts and lowers the lifting device on the basis of the misalignment amount detected by the misalignment amount detection device.

INTRAORAL X-RAY SYSTEM

An intraoral x-ray system mountable to a dentist’s office wall including components movable to compensate for defects in the wall’s flatness or the wall not being sufficiently perpendicular to the floor. The system also includes monitoring and compensation capabilities to compensate for drift in the position of the system’s x-ray source or patient movement before and during x-ray imaging, thereby avoiding the need for the taking of additional x-ray images and exposing the patient unnecessarily to extra x-ray dose. Additionally, the system further includes a data/signal processing unit that allows the x-ray source to be precisely moved along a predetermined trajectory and allows the system to perform computed tomosynthesis examinations of a patient. In addition, the x-ray source is attachable/detachable from the system’s robotic arm, with the system compensating automatically for the change in weight at the robotic arm’s end due to removal of the x-ray source.

X-ray apparatus and method of acquiring medical image thereof

Disclosed herein is an X-ray apparatus for acquiring a medical image, and a method of using said X-ray apparatus, said method comprising the steps of: acquiring an original radiation image of a target object and capturing condition information of the object; acquiring a scatter radiation image related to the original radiation image by inputting the original radiation image and the capturing condition information to a learning network model configured to estimate scatter radiation; and acquiring a scatter radiation-processed medical image from the original radiation image on the basis of the original radiation image and the scatter radiation image, wherein the learning network model configured to estimate scatter radiation is a learning network model taught using a plurality of scatter radiation images and a plurality of pieces of capturing condition information related to each of the plurality of scatter radiation images.

X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE

Provided is an X-ray imaging device having a foldable arm unit for supporting an X-ray tube, and an operating unit for operating the X-ray tube, on a joint of arms constituting the arm unit. The operating unit is, for instance, a display unit serving also as the operating unit (display unit with a touch panel), and it is detachable from the joint of the arms. As another operating unit, a handle for operating the arm unit is provided. The handle for operating the arm unit can be provided with an operating switch for operating the X-ray tube. With this configuration, the X-ray imaging device being superior in operability and easy in checking the displayed information can be provided, at any height the X-ray tube is positioned.

INTEGRATED MICROTOMOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS
20180008218 · 2018-01-11 ·

An integrated microtomography and optical imaging system includes a rotating table that supports an imaging object, an optical stage, and separate optical and microtomography imaging systems. The table rotates the imaging object about a vertical axis running therethrough to a plurality of different rotational positions during a combined microtomography and optical imaging process. The optical stage can be a trans-illumination, epi-illumination or bioluminescent stage. The optical imaging system includes a camera positioned vertically above the imaging object. The microtomography system includes an x-ray source positioned horizontally with respect to the imaging object. Optical and x-ray images are both obtained while the imaging object remains in place on the rotating table. The stage and table are included within an imaging chamber, and all components are included within a portable cabinet. Multiple imaging objects can be imaged simultaneously, and side mirrors can provide side views of the object to the overhead camera.

MOTION CONTROLLERS FOR MOBILE X-RAY DEVICES
20180008217 · 2018-01-11 ·

The disclosure relates to a mobile X-ray device having an equipment cart that is movable on wheels and has a lifting device on which a support assembly is arranged. A C-arm is mounted to the support assembly so as to be displaceable along the circumference of the support assembly, wherein the C-arm has an X-ray source and an X-ray receiver arranged opposite the X-ray source. In order to simplify the handling of a mechanical zoom on mobile X-ray devices, a motion controller is provided by which, in any given pose of the C-arm, a movement of the C-arm is controlled in such a way that the central axis extending between X-ray source and X-ray receiver is fixed in space.

System and method for local three dimensional volume reconstruction using a standard fluoroscope
11707241 · 2023-07-25 · ·

A system and method for constructing fluoroscopic-based three dimensional volumetric data from two dimensional fluoroscopic images including a computing device configured to facilitate navigation of a medical device to a target area within a patient and a fluoroscopic imaging device configured to acquire a fluoroscopic video of the target area about a plurality of angles relative to the target area. The computing device is configured to determine a pose of the fluoroscopic imaging device for each frame of the fluoroscopic video and to construct fluoroscopic-based three dimensional volumetric data of the target area in which soft tissue objects are visible using a fast iterative three dimensional construction algorithm.

Systems and methods for controlling an X-ray imaging device

A system includes one or more storage devices storing a set of instructions and at least one processor in communication with the storage device. When executing the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to obtain a first operating state of an X-ray imaging device, and obtain a first input from a user via a terminal, the first input being associated with a second operating state of the X-ray imaging device. The at least one processor may further cause the system to determine whether the first input satisfies a switch condition. Upon a determination that the first input satisfies the switch condition, the at least one processor may further cause the system to transmit a first instruction to switch the X-ray imaging device from the first operating state to the second operating state.

Radiological imaging device for lower limbs

A radiological imaging device configured to analyze a limb includes a first module that includes a source configured to emit radiation, a second module that includes a detector configured to receive radiation from the source that has passed through the limb, a control station connected to the first and second modules for controlling movement of the first and second modules and acquiring images from the second module, and a platform having an outer support surface to support the first and second modules. The control station includes a casing and a connecting member that is connected to the casing to attach the platform. The platform is suitable to rotate around an axis approximately parallel to the outer surface.

C-ARM X-RAY DEVICE
20230000457 · 2023-01-05 ·

Disclosed is a C-shaped arm X-ray apparatus, comprising a C-shaped arm translation assembly (1), a support column (2), a base (3), a balancing weight (4) and an adjusting apparatus. One end of the support column (2) is connected to the base (3), and the other end of the support column is slidably connected to the C-shaped arm translation assembly (1). The balancing weight (4) is in sliding connection with the base (3). The adjusting apparatus is connected to the balancing weight (4), and when the C-shaped arm translation assembly (1) moves in a first direction, the adjusting apparatus enables the balancing weight (4) to move by a preset distance in the direction opposite to the first direction such that the gravity center of the C-shaped arm X-ray apparatus can be maintained at a preset position. The stability of the C-shaped arm X-ray apparatus can be guaranteed by adjusting the position of the balancing weight (4) by means of the adjusting apparatus.