| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7555100 |
Long length imaging using digital radiography |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method for long length imaging with a digital radiography apparatus. Setup instructions are obtained for the image and a set of imaging positions is calculated for an exposure series according to the setup instructions. An operator command is obtained to initiate an imaging sequenc |
| 7531822 |
Management of erasure intervals for storage medium of a radiography cassette |
May 12, 2009 |
| An apparatus for obtaining a radiographic image has a cassette with an erasable photostimulable storage medium, housed in the cassette, that can store a radiographic image when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation at an exposure wavelength and that can be erased for subsequent use w |
| 7391895 |
Method of segmenting a radiographic image into diagnostically relevant and diagnostically irrele |
June 24, 2008 |
| A method of segmenting a radiographic image into diagnostically relevant and diagnostically irrelevant regions comprising: acquiring a digital radiographic image including a matrix of rows and columns of pixels; detecting the initial background left point of a histogram of the image; |
| 7329890 |
Computed radiography cassette system |
February 12, 2008 |
| A method for scanning and processing computed radiography x-ray images in order to maximize the usage of cassette options. The storage phosphor radiography imaging method of the invention employs a cassette comprising a storage phosphor screen adapted to be exposed to x-rays to store a |
| 7329045 |
Grid assembly for use with a cassette |
February 12, 2008 |
| A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette. The grid assembly includes an anti-scatter grid having a length and opposing first and second ends; first and second transport members disposed proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of the grid; at least one first roller |
| 7165884 |
Grid assembly for use with a cassette |
January 23, 2007 |
| A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette, for example, a computed radiography cassette, particularly an elongated radiography cassette. The grid assembly includes: an anti-scatter grid; a radiographically translucent enclosure housing the anti-scatter grid and having two ends; |
| 6895106 |
Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image |
May 17, 2005 |
| A method of forming a composite digital image comprising: providing 1-N digital images formed from 1-N contiguous segments of a larger radiographic image recorded in 1-N overlapping storage phosphor screens wherein N is equal to or greater than 2 and wherein the image content in the |
| 6807250 |
Collimation device and method for acquiring a radiation image of a long body part using direct d |
October 19, 2004 |
| A method for acquiring a radiographic image of an elongated object, comprising: positioning an elongated object between a source of x-rays and a digital image capture device having an imaging dimension which is less than a like dimension of said elongated object; wherein said image sourc |
| 6793390 |
Method for automatic arrangement determination of partial radiation images for reconstructing a |
September 21, 2004 |
| A method for automatic arrangement determination of partial radiation images for reconstructing a stitched full image. At least two radiation sub-images of an elongated object are acquired and converted to digital images. A hypothesis list is constructed and overlap regions for conse |
| 6744062 |
Apparatus for radiographically imaging elongated objects |
June 1, 2004 |
| Apparatus for radiographically imaging elongated objects comprising: a vertical main frame; a base mounted on said main frame; a first support on said base for supporting a first cassette containing a first storage phosphor imaging plate; a door hingedly mounted on said base for movement |
| 6696691 |
Elongated computed radiography cassette having image alignment aid |
February 24, 2004 |
| A storage phosphor cassette for use in recording radiographic images of elongated objects. The cassette includes first and second storage phosphor plates having first and second length dimensions; a shell having first and second opposite open ends; a first assembly for detachably mountin |
| 6459094 |
Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image |
October 1, 2002 |
| A method of forming a composite image from first and second digital images formed by recording first and second contiguous segments of a larger radiographic image in first and second overlapping storage phosphor members, exposed to a source of X-rays wherein the image content in the |
| 6409383 |
Automated and quantitative method for quality assurance of digital radiography imaging systems |
June 25, 2002 |
| A phantom for use in measuring parameters in a digital radiography image system comprising a substantially rectangular member of an x-ray attenuating material; a first rectangular array of landmarks associated with the member for use in geometry measurements; a set of regions associa |
