X-ray photo-taking system, X-ray photo-taken image display method, and storage medium

A radiographic apparatus for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• inversion/non-inversion determining means for determining whether the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means is to be inverted or not, in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A radiographic apparatus for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• first extracting means for extracting an irradiation field of the radiograph;
• and
• second extracting means for extracting a through region of the radiograph which is where no object exists within a region of the irradiation field,
• wherein said symbol embedding means embeds the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in the through region.

A radiographic apparatus for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• embedding setting means for setting at least one of a position where the symbol is to be embedded in the radiograph, a shape and size of the symbol, and for determining whether the symbol is to be inverted or not,
• wherein said symbol embedding means embeds the symbol based on information set or determined by said embedding setting means.

A radiographic apparatus for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object, wherein a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means represents at least one of a radiographic direction relative to the object, an attitude of the object, and a region of the object to be radiographed;
• symbol embedding means for embedding the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• image formatting means for performing formatting such that a plurality of radiographs, in each of which a symbol is embedded by said symbol embedding means, are laid out in a format in accordance with a combination of symbols to be embedded by said symbol embedding means.

An image taking apparatus for acquiring an image of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to image taking of the object;
• and
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the image,
• wherein said symbol embedding means inverts the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A method applied to a radiographic apparatus for acquiring a radiographic image of an object to be examined, comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• and
• a symbol embedding step of embedding a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in a portion of the radiographic image,
• wherein, in said symbol embedding step, the symbol obtained in said symbolizing step is inverted in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A method of acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to the radiography of the object;
• an embedding step of embedding a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• an inversion/non-inversion determination step of determining whether the symbol obtained in said symbolizing step is to be inverted or not, in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A method of acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• a symbol embedding step of embedding a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in a portion of the radiograph;
• a first extraction step of extracting an irradiation field of the radiograph;
• and
• a second extraction step of extracting a through region of the radiograph which is where no object exists within a region of the irradiation field,
• wherein the symbol embedding step comprises embedding the symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in the through region.

A method of acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• a symbol embedding step of embedding a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• an embedding setting step of setting at least one of a position where the symbol is to be embedded in the radiograph, a shape and size of the symbol, and for determining whether the symbol is to be inverted or not,
• wherein said symbol embedding step comprises embedding the symbol based on information set or determined in said embedding setting step.

A method of acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object, wherein a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step represents at least one of a radiographing direction relative to the object, an attitude of the object, and a region of the object to be radiographed;
• a symbol embedding step of embedding the symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• an image formatting step of performing formatting such that a plurality of radiographs, in each of which a symbol is embedded in said symbol embedding step, are laid out in a format in accordance with a combination of symbols to be embedded in said symbol embedding step.

An image display method applied to an image taking system for acquiring an image of an object to be examined, comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to image taking of the object, wherein a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step represents at least one of a radiographing direction relative to the object, an attitude of the object, and a region of the object to be radiographed;
• and
• a symbol embedding step of embedding a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step by embedding the symbol in a portion of the image,
• wherein, in said symbol embedding step, the symbol obtained in said symbolizing step is inverted in accordance with at least one input information and set information.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing a method applied to a radiographic apparatus for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, the method comprising:

• a symbolizing step of symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• and
• a symbol embedding step of embedding a symbol obtained in said symbolizing step in a portion of the radiographic image,
• wherein, in said symbol embedding step, the symbol obtained in said symbolizing step is inverted in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A radiographic system for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, the system comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• and
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph,
• wherein said symbol embedding means inverts the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A radiographic system for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, the system comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• inversion/non-inversion determining means for determining whether the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means is to be inverted or not, in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.

A radiographic system for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• first extracting means for extracting an irradiation field of the radiograph;
• and
• second extracting means for extracting a through region of the radiograph which is where no object exists within a region of the irradiation field,
• wherein said symbol embedding means embeds the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in the through region.

A radiographic system for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object;
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• embedding setting means for setting at least one of a position where the symbol is to be embedded in the radiograph, a shape and a size of the symbol, and for determining whether the symbol is to be inverted or not,
• wherein said symbol embedding means embeds the symbol based on information set or determined by said embedding setting means.

A radiographic system for acquiring a radiograph of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to radiography of the object, wherein a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means represents at least one of a radiographing direction relative to the object, an attitude of the object, and a region of the object to be radiographed;
• symbol embedding means for embedding the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in a portion of the radiograph;
• and
• image formatting means for performing formatting such that a plurality of radiographs, in each of which a symbol is embedded by said symbol embedding means, are laid out in a format in accordance with a combination of symbols to be embedded by said symbol embedding means.

An image taking system for acquiring an image of an object to be examined, comprising:

• symbolizing means for symbolizing information pertaining to image taking of the object;
• and
• symbol embedding means for embedding a symbol obtained by said symbolizing means by embedding the symbol in a portion of the image,
• wherein said symbol embedding means inverts the symbol obtained by said symbolizing means in accordance with at least one of input information and set information.