Wireless digital image detector
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Zhengshe Liu, Chuande Liu, Donald F. Langler, Feng Gao, Scott William Petrick, Gary V. McBroom
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Abstract
A digital detector of a digital imaging system is provided. In one embodiment, the digital detector includes a flat-panel detector having a detector array for converting X-ray radiation into image data. The digital detector may also include a plurality of antennas, and the digital detector may be configured to transmit the image data via one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.
Claims22
1-6. (canceled)
An imaging system comprising:
- a digital flat-panel detector including:
- a detector array configured to convert X-ray radiation into image data;
- and
- a plurality of antennas, wherein the digital flat-panel detector is configured to transmit the image data via one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas, wherein the plurality of antennas includes at least two antennas disposed adjacent opposite ends of the digital flat-panel detector.
An imaging system comprising:
- a digital flat-panel detector including:
- a detector array configured to convert X-ray radiation into image data;
- and
- a plurality of antennas, wherein the digital flat-panel detector is configured to transmit the image data via one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas, wherein the digital flat-panel detector includes an image acquisition region configured to convert X-ray radiation into image data and a handle region configured to facilitate positioning of the digital flat-panel detector by a user, and wherein each antenna of the plurality of antennas is disposed within the handle region.
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- testing each of a plurality of wireless data communication channels between one or more antennas of a digital detector and one or more additional antennas of a medical imaging system;
- selecting at least one wireless data communication channel of the plurality of wireless data communication channels based on the testing;
- exposing the digital detector of the medical imaging system to radiation, the digital detector configured to generate electronic image data based on the received radiation;
- and
- receiving the electronic image data from the digital detector via the at least one selected wireless data communication channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.