Systems and methods for calibrating, correcting and processing images on a radiographic detector
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorsMichael C. Lalena, Michael S. Means
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for a radiographic imaging system can include a radiographic detector including an image receptor to receive incident radiation and generate uncorrected electronic image data; a storage device to store calibration data at the detector, and a processor to generate calibration-corrected image data from the uncorrected electronic image data and the calibration data. The calibration-corrected image data can be further processed by the processor to perform image processing before transmitting a corrected image (e.g., DICOM image) to the radiographic imaging system. The detector can further include a display to display imaging system controls or the corrected image.
Claims18
A portable digital radiographic detector comprising:
- an array of imaging pixels to capture a radiographic image;
- a processor programmed to correct the captured radiographic image;
- a housing to enclose the array of imaging pixels and the processor;
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- a monitor partially enclosed by the housing, the monitor to display the captured radiographic image,
- wherein the monitor is configured to display a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of programmed correction techniques selectable by the user to enable the user to control which correction technique is performed by the processor to correct the captured radiographic image.
A method comprising:
- providing an array of imaging pixels in a radiographic detector, including capturing a radiographic image using the imaging pixels in response to x-ray radiation impacting the detector;
- providing a processor in the detector programmed to process the captured radiographic image in the detector using image processing parameters;
- providing a monitor in the detector to display the captured radiographic image;
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- configuring the monitor to further display a user interface operable by a user to select image processing parameters from a plurality of image processing parameters displayed on the user interface, including the processor processing the captured radiographic image using the image processing parameters selected by the user via the user interface.
A portable radiographic detector comprising:
- an array of imaging pixels configured to capture a radiographic image;
- a digital display configured to display the captured radiographic image and to display a user interface, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of image processing parameters selectable by a user, and wherein the portable radiographic detector is configured to process the captured radiographic image using the user selected image processing parameter;
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- a housing to at least partially enclose the array of imaging pixels and the digital display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.