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US 2026/0157719 A1Published application
Gated breathing radiographic trigger
OwnerXiaohui WANG, Luca BOGONI +2inventors
InventorsXiaohui WANG, Luca BOGONI, Robert S. JONES, Charles W. HICKS
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Abstract
A method of activating an x-ray source includes monitoring a patient's breathing using a depth camera aimed at the patient and detecting cyclical peaks in depth data provided by the depth camera. The x-ray source is activated at a predetermined time based on the detected cyclical peaks in order to capture a radiographic image of the patient at a peak inhalation time.
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A radiographic imaging system comprising:
- an x-ray source;
- a radiographic detector for recording radiographic images as exposed by the x-ray source;
- a camera for measuring depth and providing depth data, wherein the depth is a distance between the camera and a patient to be radiographically imaged by the x-ray source and the radiographic detector;
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- a processing system for controlling the radiographic imaging system and for receiving the depth data from the camera, the processing system configured to detect cyclical peaks in the depth data and to fire the x-ray source at least once based on one or more of the cyclical peaks.
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A method of activating an x-ray source, the method comprising:
- monitoring a patient's breathing using a camera aimed at the patient and collecting depth data from the camera;
- detecting cyclical peaks in the depth data provided by the camera;
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- activating the x-ray source at a predetermined time based on the detected cyclical peaks.
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