System and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer
AssigneeAgfa-Gevaert HealthCare GmbH
InventorHannes Serro
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Abstract
A system and corresponding method for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer, includes a read-out device for reading out the X-ray information stored in the phosphor layer, and an input unit integrated in to the read-out device for entering additional information by an operator where the input unit is in the form of a graphical input unit into which the additional information can be entered in graphical form by the operator. Moreover, an allocation device is provided for allocating the entered additional information in graphical form to the X-ray information read out.
Claims16
A system for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer, comprising:
- a read-out device for reading out the X-ray information stored in the phosphor layer;
- and
- an input unit for the entering of additional information by an operator,
- characterised in that
- the input unit is integrated into the read-out device,
- the input unit is in the form of a graphic input unit into which the additional information can be entered in graphic form by the operator, and
- an allocation device is provided for allocating the entered additional information in graphic form to the X-ray information read out.
A method for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer with the following steps:
- the entering of additional information into an input unit by an operator;
- and
- reading out the X-ray information stored in the phosphor layer,
- characterised in that
- the additional information is entered into the input unit by the operator in graphic form, the additional information being entered into the input unit in handwriting, and
- the additional information entered into the input unit in handwriting is allocated in graphic form to the X-ray information read out.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.