Patent classifications
A61B6/463
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT FOR A MEDICAL IMAGE
The present disclosure relates to locally enhancing medical images. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method includes determining a boundary of a region of interest in a displayed medical image, overlaying the boundary on the displayed medical image, adjusting a position of a collimator of a medical imaging system based on the determined boundary, enhancing image quality of the region of interest, and displaying the enhanced region of interest within the boundary.
Apparatus and method for analyzer-based contrast imaging with a polychromatic beam
A method and system for detecting an image of an object in an analyzer-based system with a polychromatic x-ray beam from an x-ray source, wherein an analyzer crystal and a detector simultaneously acquire a rocking curve of the x-ray beam for all energies of the x-ray beam. The x-ray beam is diffracted through the object using an asymmetrical monochromator. A detector movement is synchronized with one of the x-ray source or the object. The synchronization includes moving the detector at a first rate that is different than a second rate of the object or the x-ray source, wherein a ratio between the first rate and the second rate is determined by the magnification of the system.
Imaging planning apparatus and imaging planning method
An imaging planning apparatus according to one embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains a first value of a first index that is related to an X-ray dose and a second value of a second index that is related to an image quality, based on an X-ray imaging condition of a subject set in a predetermined examination. The processing circuitry displays an association chart indicating an association between the first index and the second index on a display unit, displays an acceptable range of the first index and the second index, the acceptable range being based on information related to a diagnostic reference level corresponding to the predetermined examination, in a manner distinguished from a range other than the acceptable range in the association chart, and also displays a mark at a position corresponding to the first value and the second value in the association chart.
Predictive use of quantitative imaging
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for predicting a disease state of a subject using ultrasound imaging and ancillary information to the ultrasound imaging. At least two quantitative measurements of a subject, including at least one measurement taken using ultrasound imaging, as part of quantified information can be identified. One of the quantitative measurements can be compared to a first predetermined standard, included as part of ancillary information to the quantified information, in order to identify a first initial value. Further, another of the quantitative measurements can be compared to a second predetermined standard, included as part of the ancillary information, in order to identify a second initial value. Subsequently, the quantitative information can be correlated with the ancillary information using the first initial value and the second initial value to determine a final value that is predictive of a disease state of the subject.
X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray image processing method
An image synthesis unit of an X-ray imaging apparatus is configured to correct a synthesis target image or a transparent image based on movement information of a feature point and movement information of a pixel and generate a synthesized image by synthesizing a corrected synthesis target image and a transparent image or synthesizing a synthesis target image and a corrected transparent image.
METHODS FOR MULTI-MODAL BIOIMAGING DATA INTEGRATION AND VISUALIZATION
A multi-modal visualization system (MMVS) is provided, which may be used to analyze and visualize bioimaging data, objects, and pointers, such as neuroimaging data, surgical tools, and pointing rods. MMVS can integrate multiple bioimaging modalities to visualize a plurality of bioimaging datasets simultaneously, such as anatomical bioimaging data and functional bioimaging data.
Systems and methods for improving soft tissue contrast, multiscale modeling and spectral CT
Systems and methods for improving soft tissue contrast, characterizing tissue, classifying phenotype, stratifying risk, and performing multi-scale modeling aided by multiple energy or contrast excitation and evaluation are provided. The systems and methods can include single and multi-phase acquisitions and broad and local spectrum imaging to assess atherosclerotic plaque tissues in the vessel wall and perivascular space.
VIRTUAL OBJECT DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE SAME
A virtual object display system includes a plurality of head-mounted displays 1 each having a virtual object acquisition unit 22 that acquires a virtual object, a display information acquisition unit 23 that acquires display information used to display the virtual object, and a display control unit 24 that causes a display unit to display the virtual object on the basis of the display information, and enables switching between of first display control for causing the virtual object to be displayed on the basis of display information acquired by each of the plurality of head-mounted displays 1 and second display control for causing the virtual object having an identical orientation to an orientation of the virtual object displayed on the basis of display information acquired by another head-mounted display 1 to be displayed.
RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM, DOSE INDEX MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
A radiographing system that can attach a dose index for a composition image and perform dose management in a composition image is provided. The radiographing system includes: a dose index calculation unit configured to respectively calculate dose indices from a plurality of radiographic images, an obtaining unit configured to obtain a representative dose index from among the plurality of dose indices calculated by the dose index calculation unit, and a storage unit configured to store the representative dose index together with the composition image.
Techniques for breast imaging patient motion artifact compensation
An imaging system may include an imaging detector to capture an image of human tissue and a compression paddle situated apart from the imaging detector to compress the human tissue between the compression paddle and the imaging detector. A force sensor may generate a force signal indicating a measure of force applied superior to the human tissue. A movement detection circuit may filter a movement signal from the force signal indicating a measure of movement of the compressed human tissue. A movement analysis module may determine that the movement signal is beyond a movement threshold. An image correction module to perform a corrective action based upon the determination that the movement signal is beyond a movement threshold.