X-ray detector in patient bed
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorsXiaohui Wang, Robert S. Jones, Weidong Huang, David H. Foos
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Abstract
A radiographic imaging system provides a digital x-ray detector embedded in a patient bed. A patient lying normally on the bed either flat or at an angle, is positioned above the digital detector. A frame assembly is attached to the bed under the patient and movably secures the digital detector. The frame assembly includes motorized control configured to move the digital detector in the x-y plane of the detector according to commands transmitted by system operators or by automatic system instruction.
Claims17
A radiography imaging system comprising:
- a bed having a surface for supporting a patient;
- a tube head including an x-ray source for radiographically exposing the patient supported by the bed, the tube head electrically connected to a control console operated by an operator;
- a frame attached to the bed under the surface, the frame comprising a component support to hold a digital radiographic detector, the frame configured to move the component support to a desired location within the frame in response to communications input by the operator at the control console;
- a plurality of fiducial markers disposed on the bed at predetermined distances from the frame;
- a digital camera aimed at the patient and configured to display a video image of the fiducial markers and of the patient supported by the bed on a digital display.
A method comprising:
- providing a bed having a surface for supporting a patient;
- attaching a controllably moveable frame assembly to the bed under the surface;
- attaching a digital radiographic detector to the frame assembly;
- attaching a tube head having an x-ray source above the bed and aimed at the patient supported by the bed, including attaching a video camera to the tube head and displaying the patient supported by the bed on a digital display;
- attaching the tube head to a control console operated by an operator, including providing controls at the control console for the operator to controllably move the frame assembly to a desired position;
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- the operator moving the digital radiographic detector in a x-y plane of the detector under the surface of the bed to the desired location using the controls at the control console and determining the desired position by viewing the digital display.
A radiography imaging system comprising:
- a bed having a surface for supporting a patient;
- a tube head including an x-ray source for radiographically exposing the patient supported by the bed;
- a control console communicatively connected to the tube head and operated by an operator, the control console including a digital screen for displaying video images;
- a video digital camera attached to the tube head and connected to the control console, the digital screen configured to display a video image of the patient supported by the bed;
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- a frame attached to the bed under the surface, the frame comprising a component support to hold a digital radiographic detector, the frame configured to move the component support to a desired location within the frame in response to an operator operating the control console while viewing the digital screen displaying the patient supported by the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.