Medical diagnostic film for soft tissue imaging (i)

    公开(公告)号:US6033840A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-07

    申请号:US172363

    申请日:1998-10-14

    摘要: A radiation-sensitive medical diagnostic film for soft tissue imaging, particularly mammography, is disclosed. The film allows more rapid processing than films currently available for mammographic imaging and maintains acceptably high levels of image sharpness and low levels of mottle. The radiographic film records medical diagnostic images of soft tissue through (a) exposure by a single intensifying screen located to receive an image bearing source of X-radiation and (b) processing, including development, fixing and drying, in 90 seconds or less comprised of a film support transparent to radiation emitted by the intensifying screen and having opposed front and back major faces and an image-forming portion for providing, when imagewise exposed by the intensifying screen and processed, an average contrast in the range of from 2.5 to 3.5, measured over a density above fog of from 0.25 to 2.0. The image-forming portion is comprised of (i) a processing solution permeable front layer unit coated on the front major face of the support capable of absorbing up to 70 percent of the exposing radiation and containing less than 40 mg/dm.sup.2 of hydrophilic colloid and less than 40 mg/dm.sup.2 silver in the form of radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, and (ii) a processing solution permeable back layer unit coated on the back major face of the support containing less than 40 mg/dm.sup.2 of hydrophilic colloid, silver in the form of radiation-sensitive silver halide grains accounting for from 20 to 45 percent of the total radiation-sensitive silver halide present in the film, and a dye capable of providing an optical density of at least 0.40 in the wavelength region of the exposing radiation intended to be recorded and an optical density of less than 0.1 in the visible spectrum at the conclusion of film processing. Tabular grains account for greater than 50 percent of total grain projected area in the back layer unit, and the back layer unit is hardened to a greater degree than the front layer unit.

    Composition for processing roomlight handleable radiographic films using
two-stage development
    32.
    发明授权
    Composition for processing roomlight handleable radiographic films using two-stage development 失效
    用于处理室内可处理的射线照相胶片的组合物,使用两阶段发展

    公开(公告)号:US5935770A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-10

    申请号:US144999

    申请日:1998-09-01

    摘要: Black-and-white elements, such as radiographic films, can be processed in roomlight because they include certain light absorbing dyes and desensitizers. Processing is carried out by processing the exposed element using a two-stage process in the same light-tight processing container. In the first stage, development is initiated with a developing composition having a pH of from about 10 to about 12.5, and comprising an appropriate black-and-white developing agent in a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 0.5 mol/l, and a sulfite at from about 0.25 to about 0.7 mol/l. After an appropriate time, a fixing agent (other than a sulfite) is introduced into the processing container to provide a combined developing/fixing compositions, and development and fixing are carried out simultaneously. The processing method is carried out quickly, usually within about 90 seconds, including a washing step at the end. The presence of sulfite and high pH in both stages decolorize or deactivate the particulate dyes.

    摘要翻译: 黑白元素,如放射照相胶片,可在室温下进行处理,因为它们包括某些光吸收染料和脱敏剂。 通过在相同的不透光处理容器中使用两阶段处理来处理暴露的元件来进行处理。 在第一阶段中,开发具有pH为约10至约12.5的显影组合物,并且包含浓度为约0.1至约0.5mol / l的合适的黑白显影剂,和 约0.25至约0.7mol / l的亚硫酸盐。 在适当的时间之后,将定影剂(亚硫酸盐除外)引入加工容器中以提供组合的显影/定影组合物,同时进行显影和定影。 处理方法通常在约90秒内快速进行,包括最后的洗涤步骤。 两相中亚硫酸盐和高pH值的存在使颗粒状染料脱色或失活。

    Direct X-ray elements capable of handling in ambient light
    33.
    发明授权
    Direct X-ray elements capable of handling in ambient light 失效
    能够在环境光下处理的直接X射线元件

    公开(公告)号:US5925505A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-20

    申请号:US87477

    申请日:1998-05-29

    摘要: Direct X-ray films are disclosed capable of being handled in room light prior to and during processing. The films contain silver halide grains responsive to X-radiation that are sulfur sensitized. The films also contain a combination of processing solution bleachable dyes chosen to provide prior to processing (a) an average density of greater than 3.0 over a first, continuous spectral sensitivity range extending from a minimum wavlength of 320 nm over which the silver halide grains exhibit an absorption coefficient of at least 0.5 cm.sup.-1 and (b) a density of greater than 3.0 throughout a second spectral range including wavelengths of from 600 to 650 nm.

    摘要翻译: 公开了直接X射线胶片,其能够在处理之前和处理期间在房间光下进行处理。 这些膜含有对硫敏感的X辐射响应的卤化银颗粒。 薄膜还包含加工溶液可漂白染料的组合,其选择在处理之前提供(a)在从卤化银颗粒显示的320nm的最小波长延伸的第一连续光谱灵敏度范围内平均密度大于3.0 至少0.5cm -1的吸收系数和(b)在包括600至650nm的波长的第二光谱范围内大于3.0的密度。

    Single sided mammographic radiographic elements
    36.
    发明授权
    Single sided mammographic radiographic elements 失效
    单侧乳房X线照相元件

    公开(公告)号:US5856077A

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-05

    申请号:US911483

    申请日:1997-08-14

    摘要: A mammographic medical diagnostic radiographic element is disclosed that produces sharp images and is capable of being processed in less than 60 seconds. Each of imaging and antihalation fully forehardened hydrophilic colloid layer units are coated on the opposite sides of a transparent film support at a hydrophilic colloid coating coverage of less than 55 mg/dm.sup.2. The radiation-sensitive silver halide grains contained in the imaging layer unit are provided by a tabular grain emulsion coated at a coverage capable of providing a maximum density on processing of greater than 3.6. To provide a mid-scale contrast of greater than 3.0 and a lower scale contrast of greater than 2.2, the radiation-sensitive grains (a) exhibit an equivalent circular diameter coefficient of variation grain of less than 15 percent and (b) contain rhodium in a normalized molar concentration of less than 1.times.10.sup.-6 based on silver.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种乳房X线照相医学诊断放射线照相元件,其产生清晰的图像并且能够在不到60秒内进行处理。 在透明膜载体的相对侧上,以小于55mg / dm 2的亲水胶体涂层覆盖率将完全预硬化的亲水胶体层单元中的每一个成像和防光晕涂覆。 包含在成像层单元中的辐射敏感卤化银颗粒由涂覆在覆盖层上的片状颗粒乳剂提供,能够在大于3.6的处理上提供最大密度。 为了提供大于3.0的中等尺度对比度和大于2.2的较小尺度对比度,辐射敏感颗粒(a)表现出等于圆直径变异系数小于15%,(b)含有铑 基于银的归一化摩尔浓度小于1×10 -6。