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US 2020/0268331 A1Published application
Imaging system with adaptive object magnification
AssigneeFaxitron Bioptics, LLC
InventorsCiaran PURDY, Mikhail VIZNYUK, Mehmet Akif BAYSAL
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Abstract
An imaging system that is configured to automatically obtain and provide two and three-dimensional digital images of various types of objects (e.g., tissue specimens, animals, electrical devices, etc.) for use in analysis thereof in a manner free of manual repositioning of the objects between images and free of movement of an electromagnetic radiation source and detector within or relative to a cabinet housing of the system.
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A cabinet for use in obtaining images of an object, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of walls that surround an interior chamber;
- an imaging detector positioned relative to the housing;
- a source of electromagnetic radiation positioned relative to the housing and that is configured to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation along a first axis towards the imaging detector;
- an object receiving surface disposed within the interior chamber for receiving an object thereon;
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- a motion control mechanism for moving the object receiving surface along a second axis relative to the source and the first axis, wherein the second axis is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the first axis.
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A cabinet for use in obtaining images of an object, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of walls that surround an interior chamber;
- an imaging detector positioned relative to the housing;
- a source of electromagnetic radiation positioned relative to the housing and that is configured to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation along a first axis towards the imaging detector;
- an object receiving surface disposed within the interior chamber for receiving an object thereon;
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- a motion control mechanism for moving the object receiving surface along a second axis relative to the source and the first axis, wherein the housing further includes a false floor within the interior chamber that divides the interior chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the false floor includes a slot therethrough that extends along a slot axis, wherein the slot axis is parallel to the first axis, wherein the object receiving surface is disposed within the first chamber, and wherein a portion of the motion control mechanism is configured to slide along the slot during movement of the object receiving surface along the second axis.
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A method for use in imaging an object in a cabinet, comprising:
- operating a motion control apparatus in a cabinet to move an object within the cabinet along a first axis relative to a source of electromagnetic radiation and an imaging detector from a first position on the first axis to a second position on the first axis;
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- triggering the source to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation along a second axis through the object in its second position towards the detector, the second axis being non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the first axis.
A method for use in imaging an object in a cabinet, comprising:
- first triggering an x-ray source to emit a first beam of electromagnetic radiation along a first axis within a cabinet through an object in a first rotational position towards a detector;
- receiving the first beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis at the detector through the object with the object in the first rotational position;
- generating a first image with the received first beam;
- first operating a motion control apparatus in a cabinet to rotate the object about a rotational axis from the first rotational position to a second rotational position;
- second triggering the x-ray source to emit a second beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis within the cabinet through the object in the second rotational position towards the detector;
- receiving the second beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis at the detector through the object with the object in the second rotational position;
- generating a second image with the received second beam;
- second operating the motion control apparatus to rotate the object about the rotational axis;
- third triggering the x-ray source to emit a third beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis within the cabinet through the object as the object is being rotated about the rotational axis;
- generating a plurality of images with the received third beam;
- reconstructing the plurality of images into a three-dimensional data set;
- generating a three-dimensional image of the object from the three-dimensional data set;
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- presenting the first image, the second image, and the three-dimensional image on a display.
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A cabinet for use in obtaining images of an object, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of walls that surround an interior chamber;
- an imaging detector positioned relative to the housing;
- a source of electromagnetic radiation positioned relative to the housing and that is configured to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation along a first axis towards the imaging detector;
- an object receiving surface disposed within the interior chamber for receiving an object thereon;
- and
- a motion control mechanism for moving the object receiving surface along a second axis relative to the source and the first axis, wherein the second axis is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the first axis.
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A cabinet for use in obtaining images of an object, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of walls that surround an interior chamber;
- an imaging detector positioned relative to the housing;
- a source of electromagnetic radiation positioned relative to the housing and that is configured to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation along a first axis towards the imaging detector;
- an object receiving surface disposed within the interior chamber for receiving an object thereon;
- and
- a motion control mechanism for moving the object receiving surface along a second axis relative to the source and the first axis, wherein the housing further includes a false floor within the interior chamber that divides the interior chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the false floor includes a slot therethrough that extends along a slot axis, wherein the slot axis is parallel to the first axis, wherein the object receiving surface is disposed within the first chamber, and wherein a portion of the motion control mechanism is configured to slide along the slot during movement of the object receiving surface along the second axis.
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A method for use in imaging an object in a cabinet, comprising:
- operating a motion control apparatus in a cabinet to move an object within the cabinet along a first axis relative to a source of electromagnetic radiation and an imaging detector from a first position on the first axis to a second position on the first axis;
- and
- triggering the source to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation along a second axis through the object in its second position towards the detector, the second axis being non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the first axis.
A method for use in imaging an object in a cabinet, comprising:
- first triggering an x-ray source to emit a first beam of electromagnetic radiation along a first axis within a cabinet through an object in a first rotational position towards a detector;
- receiving the first beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis at the detector through the object with the object in the first rotational position;
- generating a first image with the received first beam;
- first operating a motion control apparatus in a cabinet to rotate the object about a rotational axis from the first rotational position to a second rotational position;
- second triggering the x-ray source to emit a second beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis within the cabinet through the object in the second rotational position towards the detector;
- receiving the second beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis at the detector through the object with the object in the second rotational position;
- generating a second image with the received second beam;
- second operating the motion control apparatus to rotate the object about the rotational axis;
- third triggering the x-ray source to emit a third beam of electromagnetic radiation along the first axis within the cabinet through the object as the object is being rotated about the rotational axis;
- generating a plurality of images with the received third beam;
- reconstructing the plurality of images into a three-dimensional data set;
- generating a three-dimensional image of the object from the three-dimensional data set;
- and
- presenting the first image, the second image, and the three-dimensional image on a display.
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