Methods and systems for tracking instruments in fluoroscopy
    1.
    发明申请
    Methods and systems for tracking instruments in fluoroscopy 审中-公开
    荧光检查仪器跟踪方法及系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070100234A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-03

    申请号:US11260056

    申请日:2005-10-27

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05

    摘要: Methods and systems for displaying an instrument in a region of interest are provided. The imaging system includes a multi-slice detector, a processor coupled to the multi-slice detector, and a display configured to display reconstructed images. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of multi-slice scan data, identify at least a portion of an instrument in at least one slice of the plurality of multi-slice scan data, and display the identified instrument portion with an indicator associated with the at least one slice.

    摘要翻译: 提供了在感兴趣区域中显示仪器的方法和系统。 成像系统包括多切片检测器,耦合到多切片检测器的处理器和被配置为显示重建图像的显示器。 所述处理器被配置为接收多个多切片扫描数据,识别所述多​​个切片扫描数据的至少一个切片中的仪器的至少一部分,并且使用与所述多切片扫描数据相关联的指示符来显示所识别的仪器部分 至少一片。

    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请
    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE 有权
    X射线管理设备

    公开(公告)号:US20080043924A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-21

    申请号:US11871200

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: G21K1/04

    摘要: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种x射线通量管理装置,其自适应地衰减X射线束以限制到达对象的入射通量和潜在的高通量区域中的射线照相检测器,同时不影响入射通量和低通量中的检测器测量 地区。 尽管本发明特别适用于CT,但是本发明也适用于其它X射线成像系统。 除了减少所需的检测器系统动态范围之外,本发明还提供了降低辐射剂量的附加优点。

    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20070104320A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-10

    申请号:US11164121

    申请日:2005-11-10

    IPC分类号: G21K1/00

    摘要: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.

    Method and system for controlling an X-ray imaging system
    5.
    发明申请
    Method and system for controlling an X-ray imaging system 有权
    用于控制X射线成像系统的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060104496A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US10993705

    申请日:2004-11-18

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G06K9/36

    CPC分类号: A61B6/585 A61B6/542 A61B6/583

    摘要: Methods and systems for controlling an X-ray imaging system. The method for controlling an X-ray imaging system includes acquiring a plurality of subviews of patient attenuation data wherein a first set of subviews of patient attenuation data is acquired at a first radiation flux level and a second set of subviews of patient attenuation data is acquired at a second radiation flux level. The first radiation flux level is different than the second radiation flux level. The method further includes combining the first set of subviews of patient attenuation data and the second set of subviews of patient attenuation data to form corrected views for subsequent image generation.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制X射线成像系统的方法和系统。 用于控制X射线成像系统的方法包括获取患者衰减数据的多个子视图,其中在第一辐射通量水平获取患者衰减数据的第一组子视图,并且获取患者衰减数据的第二组子视图 在第二辐射通量水平。 第一辐射通量水平不同于第二辐射通量水平。 该方法还包括组合患者衰减数据的第一组子视图和患者衰减数据的第二组子视图以形成用于后续图像生成的校正视图。

    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    7.
    发明申请
    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE 有权
    X射线管理设备

    公开(公告)号:US20070116181A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-24

    申请号:US11622335

    申请日:2007-01-11

    IPC分类号: G21K3/00

    摘要: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种x射线通量管理装置,其自适应地衰减X射线束以限制到达对象的入射通量和潜在的高通量区域中的射线照相检测器,同时不影响入射通量和低通量中的检测器测量 地区。 尽管本发明特别适用于CT,但是本发明也适用于其它X射线成像系统。 除了减少所需的检测器系统动态范围之外,本发明还提供了降低辐射剂量的附加优点。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CT DATA CORRECTION
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CT DATA CORRECTION 有权
    CT数据校正方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060109950A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-25

    申请号:US10904736

    申请日:2004-11-24

    摘要: An adaptive CT data acquisition system and technique is presented whereby radiation emitted for CT data acquisition is dynamically controlled to limit exposure to those detectors of a CT detector assembly that may be particularly susceptible to saturation during a given data acquisition. The data acquisition technique recognizes that for a given subject size and position that pre-subject filtering and collimating of a radiation beam may be insufficient to completely prevent detector saturation. Therefore, the present invention includes implementation of a number of CT data correction techniques for correcting otherwise unusable data of a saturated CT detector. These data correction techniques include a nearest neighbor correction, off-centered phantom correction, off-centered synthetic data correction, scout data correction, planar radiogram correction, and a number of others. The invention is applicable with energy discriminating CT systems as well as with conventional CT systems and other multi-energy CT systems, such as dual kVp-based systems.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种自适应CT数据采集系统和技术,其中动态地控制用于CT数据采集的辐射,以限制在给定数据采集期间可能特别容易饱和的CT检测器组件的那些检测器的暴露。 数据采集​​技术认识到,对于给定的主体大小和位置,预辐射滤波和辐射束的准直可能不足以完全防止检测器饱和。 因此,本发明包括实现用于校正饱和CT检测器的其他不可用数据的多个CT数据校正技术。 这些数据校正技术包括最近邻校正,偏心幻像校正,偏心合成数据校正,侦察数据校正,平面放射线图校正以及其他数目。 本发明适用于能量识别CT系统以及常规CT系统和其他多能CT系统,例如基于双kVp的系统。

    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE
    10.
    发明申请
    X-RAY FLUX MANAGEMENT DEVICE 有权
    X射线管理设备

    公开(公告)号:US20100195802A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-05

    申请号:US12755814

    申请日:2010-04-07

    IPC分类号: G21K3/00 H01S4/00

    摘要: The invention is directed to an x-ray flux management device that adaptively attenuates an x-ray beam to limit the incident flux reaching a subject and radiographic detectors in potentially high-flux areas while not affecting the incident flux and detector measurements in low-flux regions. While the invention is particularly well-suited for CT, the invention is also applicable with other x-ray imaging systems. In addition to reducing the required detector system dynamic range, the present invention provides an added advantage of reducing radiation dose.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种x射线通量管理装置,其自适应地衰减X射线束以限制到达对象的入射通量和潜在的高通量区域中的射线照相检测器,同时不影响入射通量和低通量中的检测器测量 地区。 尽管本发明特别适用于CT,但是本发明也适用于其它X射线成像系统。 除了减少所需的检测器系统动态范围之外,本发明还提供了降低辐射剂量的附加优点。