公开(公告)号：US20170178378A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15321084

申请日：2015-06-25

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： STEWART YOUNG ,  JENS VON BERG ,  RAOUL FLORENT ,  CLAIRE LEVRIER

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  G06T7/11

CPC classification number: G06T11/60 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/174 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T2200/24 ,  G06T2210/41

Abstract: Apparatuses (IP) and related methods to visualize previously suppressed image structures in a radiograph (RD). A graphical indicator (505, 510, 515) is superimposed on the radiograph (RD) to indicate the suppressed image structure (412). The apparatuses allow toggling in our out the graphical indicator (505, 510, 515) or to toggle between different graphical renderings thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20200054298A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16610256

申请日：2018-04-26

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： GEREON VOGTMEIER ,  STEWART YOUNG ,  BISWAROOP CHAKRABARTI ,  PRASAD RAGHOTHAM VENKAT

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G16H30/20

Abstract: The present invention relates to an X-ray device, an X-ray system and the method of operation thereof. Support by remote image-analysis expertise is performed automatically by executing a decision escalation chain.

公开(公告)号：US20200008768A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16469679

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： STEWART YOUNG ,  DANIEL BYSTROV ,  JENS VON BERG

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: Medical radiography requires specialist control of radiography equipment to achieve good imaging results. Typical errors that can occur consist of an inappropriate field of view being accidentally applied. This results in a “cropping effect” in which portions of the region of interest of a patient which would be of clinical use are omitted from the image. Conventionally, the only solution is to re-take the entire image with a more appropriate (and inevitably larger) field of view selected. This is undesirable, because it might require recall of the patient from another location, and the patient will be subject to two exposures, thus undesirably increasing their X-ray dosage. The present application proposes to use an anatomical atlas to analyse an X-ray image output from an initial exposure, in particular to assess whether significant anatomical elements are missing from the image. If elements are missing, the field of view of the X-ray imager is recalibrated, using collimation or pan/tilt adjustments, for example. A subsequent X-ray image is obtained, and combined with the initial image, to provide an output image. Because only a small area of the region of interest may subsequently need to be exposed, a smaller additional dose results.

公开(公告)号：US20190254618A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16347825

申请日：2017-10-26

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： JENS VON BERG ,  STEWART YOUNG ,  DANIEL BYSTROV ,  NATALY WIEBERNEIT

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G16H30/40

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for the detection of opacities in X-ray images. It is described to provide (210) an analysis X-ray image of a region of interest of an analyzed body part. A model of a normal region of interest is provided (220), wherein the model is based on a plurality of X-ray images of the region of interest. At least one abnormality is detected (230) in the region of interest of the analyzed body part, the detection comprising comparing the analysis X-ray image of the region of interest and the model of the normal region of interest. Information is output (240) on the at least one abnormality.

公开(公告)号：US20170224302A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15503150

申请日：2015-10-16

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： JENS VON BERG ,  STEWART YOUNG ,  HEIKE CAROLUS

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: A61B6/5217 ,  A61B6/466 ,  A61B6/488 ,  A61B6/505 ,  A61B6/544 ,  G06T7/0014 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06T2207/10124 ,  G06T2207/30008 ,  G06T2207/30061 ,  G06T2207/30168

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for determining image quality of a radiogram image, the device comprising: an acquiring module (10), which is configured to acquire the radiogram image; a segmentation module (20), which is configured to segment a thoracic bone structure on the acquired radiogram image into segmented thoracic bone structure contours and a tissue structure on the acquired radiogram image into segmented tissue structure contours; and a quality-determination module (30), which is configured to determine a image quality coefficient for the acquired radiogram image based on a comparison of a first position of the segmented thoracic bone structure contours with a second position of the segmented tissue structure contours.

公开(公告)号：US20170091928A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15255249

申请日：2016-09-02

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： JENS VON BERG ,  STEWART YOUNG ,  PRASAD ADHIKARATH VALAPPIL

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  A61B6/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/0012 ,  A61B6/461 ,  A61B6/463 ,  A61B6/467 ,  A61B6/505 ,  A61B6/5205 ,  A61B6/5252 ,  G06T5/005 ,  G06T2207/10116 ,  G06T2207/20092 ,  G06T2207/30008

Abstract: A system and method are provided for obtaining an improved visualization of bone objects comprised in a projection X-ray image. The projection X-ray image comprises bone objects which at least in part overlap. According to the system and method, a number of the bone objects are delineated by a contour, thereby obtaining a number of delineated bone objects. For each of the number of delineated bone object, a bone suppression technique is applied to the image to obtain respective bone image data individually showing the respective delineated bone object while suppressing shadows of obstructing objects. The bone image data generated for each of the number of delineated bone objects is used to generate an output image in which the bone objects do not overlap. An advantage of the system and method is that a non-overlapping, shadow-suppressed, presentation of the bone objects may be created from an X-ray image which was obtained by projectional radiography.