Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120275565 | METHOD OF DETECTING RADIATION SIGNALS FROM RADIATIONS IN DIFFERENT ENERGY BANDS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A radiation signal detection apparatus includes a filter unit configured to allow penetration of a component of radiation that passed through a subject, the filter unit including one or more unit filters configured to allow penetration of only a component in a predetermined energy band of the radiation, and a sensor unit, including one or more first unit sensors configured to convert only the component of the radiation for which the penetration is allowed by the unit filters into a first electric signal, one or more second unit sensors configured to convert a component in all energy bands of the radiation into a second electric signal, and a radiation signal detector configured to detect a first radiation signal and a second radiation signal by respectively using the first electric signal of the first unit sensors and the second electric signal of the second unit sensors. | 11-01-2012 |
20120300912 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RADIATION DOSES AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - An apparatus for managing radiation doses is provided. The apparatus includes an information extraction unit configured to extract information about a patient to be examined, information about an image acquired by examining a bodily region of the patient using a radiographic apparatus, and information about the examination performed by the radiographic apparatus, a radiation dose calculation unit configured to calculate, using the image information, an effective dose generated by the radiographic apparatus when acquiring the image, and a dose data storage unit configured to store effective dose data in a database, the effective dose data including the calculated effective dose, the patient information, and the examination information. | 11-29-2012 |
20120321167 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STEREOSCOPIC X-RAY IMAGE - A method of providing a stereoscopic X-ray image is provided. The method includes acquiring X-ray images captured at respective rotation angles with respect to a part of a patient to be examined while rotating around the part to be examined, and in response to information regarding a viewpoint with respect to the part to be examined being input, using X-ray images at respective rotation angles corresponding to the viewpoint from among the acquired X-ray images to generate a three-dimensional ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130343523 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof precisely designates an imaging region and reduces user fatigue by designating a segmentation imaging region using an image of a target object captured by a camera and automatically controlling an X-ray generator according to the designated segmentation imaging region. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator to perform X-ray imaging of a target object by generating and irradiating X-rays, an image capturer to capture an image of the target object, an image display to display the image captured by the image capturer, an input part to receive designation of a region for which segmentation imaging is to be performed on the image displayed on the image display, and a controller to control the X-ray generator to perform segmentation imaging with respect to the designated region. | 12-26-2013 |
20140064444 | X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE AND X-RAY IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The X-ray imaging device includes an X-ray generator to generate an X-ray and radiate the X-ray to an object, an X-ray detector to detect the X-ray passing through the object and acquire an image signal of the object, and a controller to analyze the image signal of the object, evaluate a characteristic of the object and generate at least one of a single energy X-ray image and a multiple energy X-ray image according to the evaluated characteristic. | 03-06-2014 |
20140119507 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and an X-ray image generating method in which constituent materials of a target object are separated and mapped to different colors in order to provide one image which has improved distinction between tissues. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator which generates X-rays and irradiates the X-rays toward a target object, an X-ray detector which acquires X-ray data which corresponds to a plurality of energy bands by detecting X-rays which have passed through the target object, and a controller which acquires a plurality of material images in which a plurality of materials constituting the target object are respectively displayed and brightness information from the X-ray data, generates one image by mapping different color channels to the plurality of material images and combining the plurality material images into a single image, and applying the brightness information to the generated image. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119668 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AND DISPLAYING MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATED USING MULTI-ENERGY X-RAY - A medical image processing apparatus may include an image data generator to generate image data corresponding to at least two different energy bands by using an X-ray, an ROI processor to highlight a tissue of interest classified based on a predetermined characteristic to be distinguished from a normal tissue, in the generated image data, and a display to alternately display first image data in which the tissue of interest is not highlighted, and second image data in which the tissue of interest is highlighted to be distinguished from the normal tissue. | 05-01-2014 |
20140185758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ENERGY DIFFERENCE IN MULTI-ENERGY X-RAY (MEX) IMAGES - An apparatus for acquiring a MEX image includes an X-ray source to generate and irradiate a multi-peak X-ray spectrum onto an object, and an energy identifying detector to obtain a MEX generated when the irradiated multi-peak X-ray spectrum passes through an object. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185759 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GENERATING X-RAY IMAGE - Disclosed herein are an X-ray detection panel, an X-ray image generating module, an X-ray imaging apparatus, and a method of generating an X-ray image. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to emit X-rays; an X-ray detection panel comprising a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group configured to detect X-rays having an energy band and to convert the detected X-rays into electrical signals; and an image processor configured to acquire readout data from the electrical signals of at least one of the plurality of pixel groups, to calculate estimated data, and to generate an X-ray image by combining the readout data and the estimated data. | 07-03-2014 |
20140247918 | MOBILE X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile X-ray imaging apparatus and method of controlling the same, the mobile X-ray imaging apparatus including a movable main body, an X-ray source installed on the main body via an arm, a tilt angle and rotation angle of the arm being adjustable, a portable X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays emitted from the X-ray source, a position information acquirer configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the X-ray source relative to the portable X-ray detector, and a position controller configured to control the X-ray source to move to a position corresponding to the portable X-ray detector based on the acquired position information. | 09-04-2014 |
20140309518 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a medical imaging apparatus including a scanner configured to acquire projection data of an object, a three dimensional (3D) recovery module configured to recover a volume of the object based on the projection data, a two dimensional (2D) image generator configured to generate a 2D image of the object based on the volume of the object, a 3D image generator configure to generate a 3D image of the object based on the volume of the object, a 2D display configured to display the 2D image of the object, and a 3D display configured to display the 3D image of the object. | 10-16-2014 |
20140328530 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a medical imaging apparatus including: a scanner configured to obtain projection data of an object; a three-dimensional restoring module configured to restore a volume of the object based on the projection data; a volume segmentation module configured to segment a plurality of material volumes corresponding to a plurality of materials included in the object based on the volume of the object; a reprojection module configured to generate a plurality of reprojection images according to the plurality of materials by reprojecting the plurality of material volumes from a plurality of virtual viewpoints; and an image fusion module configured to generate a plurality of fusion images according to the plurality of virtual viewpoints, each of the plurality of fusion images being generated by fusing reprojection images according to plurality of materials obtained from the same virtual viewpoint. | 11-06-2014 |
20140328531 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A medical imaging apparatus includes: a scanner configured to obtain projection data of an object; a three-dimensional restorer configured to restore a volume of the object from the projection data; a volume segmentor configured to generate at least one partial volume based on the volume of the object; a reprojector configured to generate a plurality of reprojection images according to a plurality of virtual viewpoints by reprojecting at least one from among the volume and the at least one partial volume from the plurality of virtual viewpoints; and an image fuser configured to generate a plurality of fusion images by fusing at least two of the plurality of reprojection images according to the virtual viewpoints. | 11-06-2014 |
20140369464 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a control method thereof in which a clear 3D volume of an object may be acquired when the 3D volume of the object is reconstructed from X-ray images acquired by radiating X-rays to the object. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to acquire a plurality of X-ray images of an object from converted electrical signals, group the plurality of X-ray images into groups of X-ray images acquired from the same cardiac phase, and perform image reconstruction of each of the groups acquired as a result of the grouping. | 12-18-2014 |
20150063528 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator configured to radiate first-energy X-rays toward an object, an X-ray detector configured to detect the first-energy X-rays which propagate through the object, an image processor configured to generate a first object image which correspond to the detected first-energy X-rays and to estimate a second object image which corresponds to second-energy X-rays based on the generated first object image, and a controller configured to control the image processor to repeatedly estimate the second object image by controlling the X-ray generator to repeatedly radiate the first-energy X-rays toward the object. | 03-05-2015 |