Filmless digital x-ray system
AssigneeMedFX Systems
InventorsSteven P. McEvoy, Emilian S. Ochotta, Kent R. Richardson, David C. Hatcher, Raymond T. Mah
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Abstract
A filmless digital x-ray cassette comprising the following. A standard sized x-ray cassette housing having external dimensions approximately equal to the external dimensions of a standard x-ray cassette. An array system having a plurality of light sensitive pixels, the array system being disposed at least partially within the standard sized x-ray cassette housing. An electronics system, coupled in communications with the array system, the electronics system converting pixel values received from the array system into a digital image. A communications circuit, coupled to the electronics system, having a digital image output.
Claims19
A filmless digital x-ray cassette comprising:
- a standard sized x-ray cassette housing having external dimensions approximately equal to the external dimensions of a standard x-ray cassette;
- an array system having a plurality of light sensitive pixels, said array system being disposed at least partially within said standard sized x-ray cassette housing;
- an electronics system, coupled in communications with said array system, said electronics system converting pixel values received from said array system into a digital image, said electronics system comprising,
- an image capture program for converting said pixel values from said array system into a digital image,
- a cassette id circuit storing information for identifying said filmless digital x-ray cassette,
- an image identification program for using said information to identify said digital image as being captured from said filmless digital x-ray cassette;
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- a communications circuit, coupled to said electronics system, having a digital image output.
A digital x-ray machine comprising:
- an x-ray source;
- an x-ray cassette holder;
- a digital x-ray cassette positioned at least partially within said x-ray cassette holder and positioned to receive x-rays from said x-ray source;
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- an image identification system including a digital x-ray cassette identifier, said image identification system for using said digital x-ray cassette identifier to identify each image captured by said digital x-ray cassette as being captured by said digital x-ray cassette.
A direct capture digital x-ray system for capturing digital x-ray images, said system comprising:
- an x-ray machine having a standard sized x-ray cassette holder;
- a direct capture digital x-ray cassette positioned in said x-ray cassette holder;
- a computer system coupled to communicate with said direct capture digital x-ray cassette, said computer system coupled to receive digital images from said direct capture digital x-ray cassette;
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- wherein, images received from said direct capture digital x-ray cassette are associated with an identifier that identifies the digital images as being associated with said direct capture digital x-ray cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.