46 results about "Imaging chain" patented technology

Techniques are provided for generating three-dimensional images, such as may be used in mammography. In accordance with these techniques, projection images of an object of interest are acquired from different locations, such as by moving an X-ray source along an arbitrary imaging trajectory between emissions or by individually activating different X-ray sources located at different locations relative to the object of interest. The projection images may be reconstructed to generate a three-dimensional dataset representative of the object from which one or more volumes may be selected for visualization and display. Additional processing steps may occur throughout the image chain, such as for pre-processing the projection images or post-processing the three-dimensional dataset.

A CT detector includes a first detector configured to convert radiographic energy to electrical signals representative of energy sensitive radiographic data and a second detector configured to convert radiographic energy to electrical signals representative of energy sensitive radiographic data and positioned to receive x-rays that pass through the first detector. A logic controller is electrically connected to the first detector and the second detector and is configured to receive a logic output signal from the second detector indicative of an amount of a saturation level of the first detector, compare the logic output signal to a threshold value, and output, based on the comparison, electrical signals from the first detector, the second detector, or a combination thereof to an image chain.

A method of creating and displaying images resulting from digital tomosynthesis performed on a subject using a flat panel detector is disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a series of x-ray images of the subject, where each x-ray image is acquired at different angles relative to the subject. The method also includes the steps of applying a first set of corrective measures to the series of images, reconstructing the series of images into a series of slices through the subject, and applying a second set of corrective measures to the slices. The method further includes the step of displaying the images or slices according to at least one of a plurality of display options.

A method and apparatus for detecting radiation including x-ray, gamma ray, and particle radiation for radiographic imaging, and nuclear medicine and x-ray mammography in particular, and material composition analysis are described. A detection system employs fixed or configurable arrays of one or more detector modules comprising detector arrays which may be electronically manipulated through a computer system. The detection system, by providing the ability for electronic manipulation, permits adaptive imaging. Detector array configurations include familiar geometries, including slit, slot, plane, open box, and ring configurations, and customized configurations, including wearable detector arrays, that are customized to the shape of the patient. Conventional, such as attenuating, rigid geometry, and unconventional collimators, such as x-ray optic, configurable, Compton scatter modules, can be selectively employed with detector modules and radiation sources. The components of the imaging chain can be calibrated or corrected using processes of the invention. X-ray mammography and scintimammography are enhanced by utilizing sectional compression and related imaging techniques.

A method and an electronic device such as a digital camera or a camera phone for managing digital media files such as photo images. A user of the device may define link areas on the latest image captured via a camera to be automatically associated with the subsequently taken images. Thus image structures called image chains are formed while still continuing the image capturing process. Such chains can be navigated through during the image capturing process or later on.

A high contrast high resolution display is produced using an image chain comprising a plurality of downstream high resolution modulators. The modulators may be illuminated by a locally dimmed backlight. Polarization control is maintained throughout the image chain via reference and analyzing polarizers combined with non-depolarizing layers. The modulators are grayscale and modulate at the sub-pixel level. A color panel may be maintained for embodiments that require color. Diffusion in the chain is matched to a resolution of the image content carried in the light such that the effects of local dimming and sub-pixel resolution are preserved. Brightness enhancement films may be utilized to enhance brightness and maintain polarization control.

The invention discloses a correcting method of X-ray digital imaging in the digital imaging technological domain, which comprises the following steps: utilizing mathematical model to correct shift of digital flat according to physics analysis of imaging chain; correcting spatial unevenness and broken points to obtain stable, entire and correct digital image of X-ray information; fitting for reserving and expressing image. The invention can correct systemic defect of direct digital intrinsic imaging system through predisposal system, which improves imaging effect.

An image processor (14) supporting very high-speed printing. The image processor (14) preferably has two separate connections to a source (12) of the image being printed, e.g., a printer control bus (34) and an image data bus (36). The image processor (14) preferably accepts images from the image source (12) in commonly known graphics file formats, such as the well-known 24-bit, uncompressed TIFF file format. The image processor (14) is a multiprocessor implementation. Preferably, one processor (30) coordinates or “orchestrates” control of the printing system and handshaking with the image source via the printer control bus (34) and the other processor (32) functions as a raster image processor (RIP) processor (52) and accepts and stores images into the printer environment from the image source (12) via the image data bus (36). The RIP processor (52) preferably performs color separation on the image into color planes and transmits each color plane to a separate processing path from that point on in the imaging chain. Each color plane preferably has a separate imaging path out from a shared image data bus (62). This separate path for each color plane preferably includes a band manager (54), a print engine or nozzle controller (60), and a print head (58).

A method of creating and displaying images resulting from digital tomosynthesis performed on a subject using a flat panel detector is disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a series of x-ray images of the subject, where each x-ray image is acquired at different angles relative to the subject. The method also includes the steps of applying a first set of corrective measures to the series of images, reconstructing the series of images into a series of slices through the subject, and applying a second set of corrective measures to the slices. The method further includes the step of displaying the images or slices according to at least one of a plurality of display options.

The invention discloses a microwave correlated imaging simulation method based on an analysis surface element. The method comprises the steps: firstly constructing a target 3D model scene, obtaining the space information of a corresponding target scene according to observation parameters, calculating a single-scattering coefficient and a multi-scattering coefficient of the target scene, and obtaining the scattering coefficient distribution of the observation scene; secondly calculating an echo signal of the target scene according to a radiation field of a random antenna wave beam in an imaging plane; finally carrying out the correlating of the radiation field and the echo signal, and obtaining a simulation image result. The method achieves a quick simulation process in correlation imaging under the condition of the random radiation field, gives a solution for distributed scene correlation imaging high-efficiency simulation, can deepen the understanding of the imaging mechanism and scattering mechanism in a whole correlated imaging link, provides support for the design and index argument of the design of a correlated imaging radar system, also can be used for subsequent correlated imaging evaluation and image interpretation, and is high in practical value.

A method to process images for interventional imaging, wherein a 3D image of an object is visualized with a medical imaging system, the medical imaging system comprising an X-ray source and a detector, is provided. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of 2D-projected images of the object along a plurality of orientations of the imaging chain, wherein a rectilinear instrument has been inserted into the object. The method also comprises determining a 3D reconstruction of the instrument such that a plurality of 2D projections of the 3D image of the instrument, along the respective orientations in the 2D-projected images of the object were acquired, are closest to the acquired 2D-projected images of the object. The method further comprises superimposing the 3D reconstruction of the instrument over the 3D image of the object so as to obtain a 3D image comprising the object and the instrument.

The present invention relates to the field of medical imaging. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to methods, systems, and devices for imaging, including for tomography-based applications. Embodiments of the invention include, for example, a computed tomography based imaging system comprising: (a) at least one wide-beam gray-scale imaging chain capable of performing a global scan of an object and acquiring projection data relating to the object; (b) at least one narrow-beam true-color imaging chain capable of performing a spectral interior scan of a region of interest (ROI) of and acquiring projection data relating to the object; (c) a processing module operably configured for: (1) receiving the projection data; (2) reconstructing the ROI into an image by analyzing the data with a color interior tomography algorithm, aided by an individualized gray-scale reconstruction of an entire field of view (FOV), including the ROI; and (d) a processor for executing the processing module. The extended interior methods and systems for spectral, optical, and photoacoustic imaging presented in this application can lead to better medical diagnoses by providing images with higher resolution or quality, and can lead to safer procedures by providing systems capable of reducing a patient's exposure time to, and thus quantity of, potentially harmful x-rays. Embodiments of the invention also provide tools for real-time tomography-based analyses.

The invention discloses a real-time amplification method for an ultrasonic image. A main image and an amplified image are subjected to ultrasonic scanning control and scanning imaging chain processing which are independent from each other, so that not only can the sampling linear density and the sampling rate of the amplified image be improved, but also parameter and signal treatment capable of improving resolution ratios and contrast ratios of the amplified image can be applied to the amplified image on the whole imaging chain, so that compared with an existing method of utilizing an image post-treatment interpolation or adding a sampling line and a sampling point at the front end to improve the quality of the amplified image, the real-time amplification method can more completely and more effectively improve the quality of the amplified image to the greater extent. The real-time amplification method for the ultrasonic image further adopts a compression method depending on data in an area-of-interest to present information in the area-of-interest in an expanded dynamic range, so that more details of the amplified image can be observed.

A system and method providing a personal electronic communication incorporates the use of image tags which designate a desired dynamic imaging server and a corresponding image chain to dynamically create a customized image that is associated with the personal electronic communication. Upon receipt of the personal electronic communication, the personal electronic communication is parsed to identify an embedded image tag. A dynamic imaging server designated by the image tag is then used to dynamically create, manipulate and transfer customized images back to the recipient of the personal electronic communication based on the image chain corresponding to the image tag. The image chain may be included within the image tag or the image tag may include reference information designating the image chain.

A method to process images for interventional imaging, wherein a 3D image of an object is visualized with a medical imaging system, the medical imaging system comprising an X-ray source and a detector, is provided. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of 2D-projected images of the object along a plurality of orientations of the imaging chain, wherein a rectilinear instrument has been inserted into the object. The method also comprises determining a 3D reconstruction of the instrument such that a plurality of 2D projections of the 3D image of the instrument, along the respective orientations in the 2D-projected images of the object were acquired, are closest to the acquired 2D-projected images of the object. The method further comprises superimposing the 3D reconstruction of the instrument over the 3D image of the object so as to obtain a 3D image comprising the object and the instrument.

The invention relates to a high-sensitivity imaging chain system. After X rays emitted from an X ray source pass through an object to be detected, and are converted into monochromatic visible light by an image intensifier through image intensifying; the visible light is imaged on a digital camera through a lens, is transmitted to a computer by an image acquisition card, and is processed by an image processing software to obtain a corresponding detection image. The high-sensitivity imaging chain system provided by the invention utilizes the image intensifier combined by an intensifying screen and a low light level image intensifier, so that the field of view of imaging is large, the imaging speed is quick, the imaging sensitivity is improved, and clear and high-resolution high-quality images can be obtained.

The invention discloses a multi-stage energy type static security CT system and an imaging method. The static security CT system comprises at least one group of N-level image chain structures; baggageconveyer belts are arranged on the inner sides of the bottoms of the N-level image chain structures; the N-level image chain structures and the baggage conveyors belt are fixed on preset positions ofthe static security CT system through frames; the N-level image chain structures are sequentially arranged in the forward direction of a baggage passage; and the adjacent groups of N-level image chain structures are misaligned. The static security CT system can generate images with higher time resolution and more spectrum levels than spiral CT through the exposure of different time series ray sources in the N-level image chain structures, thereby improving the recognition rate of contrabands in baggage and the baggage inspection speed. On the other hand, the static security CT system is freefrom dependence on slip rings, and a multifocal X-ray source and a detector do not need to rotation, so that non-rotational static imaging is realized.

The invention discloses a medical imaging device. The medical imaging device comprises a rack and a first C arm connected with the rack, wherein the first C arm is provided with an imaging chain. The rack comprises a base, a second C arm connected with the base, a second supporting arm connected with the second C arm and a first supporting arm connected with the first C arm, wherein the first C arm moves along the first supporting arm, and the second supporting arm moves along the second C arm. By the arrangement, the first C arm of the medical imaging device has a larger rotating angle, and complex positions of the imaging chain can be achieved more flexibly.

The invention discloses a manufacturing method and an application of an immunofluorescence co-localization imaging platform. A detection platform generates a gold nano array pattern through an electron beam lithography technology, and a surface is coupled with an HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) nucleic acid aptamer with a fluorophore FAM through a gold sulfur bond. The platform canspecifically capture exosomes secreted by HER2 high-expression tumor cells; an imaging chain is an HER2 nucleic acid aptamer probe with another fluorophore Cy5; and two probes have fluorescence scintillation characteristics and can be used for super-resolution monomolecular positioning imaging (SMLM). Through an SMLM imaging technology, the captured exosomes can be subjected to super-resolution optical imaging; in combination with a double-color fluorescence co-localization technology, a false positive event can be judged at a single molecular level, and accuracy of a sandwich immunoassay technology is improved.

The invention relates to a CT image chain recombination method based on separation of a scanning front end and an imaging rear end. Rays are given out by a bulb tube of a front end scanning system, and then pass through a to-be-detected part of the human body; after the to-be-detected part of the human body is scanned, a probe of the front end scanning system receives the rays passing through the human body; additional information is loaded on data received by a probe module, stored in storage equipment in real time, and is not subjected to beforehand preprocessing; the data is sent to a far end computer after entire scanning is completed; the computer restores the whole scanning process by analyzing the transmitted data; a rear end distributed processing method is utilized to execute reconstruction and after-treatment steps which are also executed on a traditional image chain. According to the CT image chain recombination method based on the separation of the scanning front end and the imaging rear end, the scanning front end of CT and the imaging rear end are totally dismantled, only scanning equipment faces a user, so that the user simply conducts conventional scanning work according to an operating instruction, the later processing work is delivered to technicists of a cloud side, the CT size is reduced, the cost is lowered, and data processing and analyzing are facilitated and simplified.

The present invention relates to an ultrasensitive method for multiplexed detection of biomarkers. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for multiplexed detection of biomarkers, including a) attaching one or more types of biomarkers present in a sample taken from a subject to the surface of a substrate, b) attaching docking strands to the biomarkers and allowing detection antibodies to specifically bind to the biomarkers, and binding the detection antibodies to the corresponding biomarkers, c) binding imager strands labeled with fluorescent molecules or combinations of donor and acceptor strands to the docking strands to generate a fluorescence signal, and d) detecting the fluorescence signal. Steps c) and d) are repeated as many times as the number of the biomarker types by removing the used imager strands or the used donor and acceptor strands and introducing new imager strands or different combinations of donor and acceptor strands to the docking strands.

The present invention is an x-ray arrangement for examining patients, having an x-ray source and a digital flat panel detector characterized by a processing unit with a converter with an input possibility for a whole data record of system parameters as input parameters which can be easily adjusted and input by the user for conversion into a whole data record of image chain parameters as output parameters.

The invention discloses a multi-level energy static security inspection CT system and imaging method. The static security inspection CT system includes at least one set of N-level image chain structures. A luggage transfer belt is provided on the inside of the bottom of the N-level image chain structure. The N-level image chain structure and the luggage transfer belt are fixed on the preset position of the static security inspection CT system through a rack. In terms of position, each group of N-level image chain structures is arranged sequentially in the forward direction of the baggage channel, and adjacent groups of N-level image chain structures are arranged in a staggered manner. This static security inspection CT system can generate images with higher time resolution and more energy spectrum levels than spiral CT through the exposure of different timing ray sources in the N-level image chain structure, which can improve the recognition rate of contraband in luggage and Baggage check speed. On the other hand, this static security inspection CT system is free of dependence on slip rings, and the multi-focus X-ray source and detector do not need to rotate, achieving rotation-free static imaging.

The invention discloses a storing method of an image chain code. The method comprises the steps of step 1, inputting an image to be coded; step 2, encoding a chain code for different regions and sub-regions under different regions in the image to be coded; and step 3, implementing associative storage for the generated chain codes of different regions and different sub-regions to form a data storage structure of the image chain code, enabling the coding of overall chain code of a complicated image, and expanding the application field of the coding of the chain code. When an animation image is processed, the generation of the animation image can be sourced from the extraction of a real scenic image, so that the generation of the animation is unnecessary to limit to the artificial drawing.

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for performing diagnostics in a medical imaging system during the normal operating mode of the imaging system including firing a diagnostic vector with a probe, collecting signal data based at least in part on the diagnostic vector, and processing the signal data to determine a diagnostic status. The diagnostic status indicates an operating condition of at least one component of the medical imaging system.

The invention provides a CT imaging system and an imaging method thereof. The CT imaging system is used for CT scanning imaging of a to-be-scanned body. The CT imaging system comprises a plurality ofimage chains annularly arranged on the peripheral side of the to-be-scanned body, wherein the to-be-scanned body and the plurality of image chains can rotate relatively; the image chains comprise raysource-detector groups and collimators arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ray source-detector groups, and the collimators are arranged between a ray source and detectors so as to remove scattered rays between every two ray source-detector groups and scattered rays in the ray source-detector groups. According to the CT imaging system, the plurality of image chains are arranged, data acquisition can be performed on the to-be-scanned object at the same time, and then a complete scanning image and a partial scanning image of the to-be-scanned object are acquired separately, so that thescanning time of the CT imaging system is shortened, the time resolution of the CT imaging system is effectively improved, and then the CT imaging system is suitable for scanning imaging of moving organs or tissues.

A method is provided for creating an image chain, the method including identifying image processing functions required by the image chain, replacing each image processing function by a corresponding neural network, determining a sequence of execution of instances of the neural networks for the image chain, and applying backpropagation through the neural networks of the image chain.

A multi-energy static security CT system comprises at least one N-stage image chain structure (5) and a baggage conveying belt (4) provided at an inner side at the bottom of the N-stage image chain structure (5). The N-stage image chain structure (5) and the baggage conveying belt (4) are fixed at a pre-configured positions by means of a machine frame (8). The N-stage image chain structures (5) are sequentially arranged in a forward direction of a baggage channel, and adjacent N-stage image chain structures (5) are offset relative to each other. By exposing radiation sources in the N-stage image chain structure (5) at different times, the static security CT system generates an image having a higher temporal resolution and more energy spectrum levels than an image generated by a spiral CT system. Also provided is an imaging method implemented by means of the static security CT system.