X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorMin Kook Cho
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Abstract
The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator to generate X-rays having at least two different energy levels and irradiate the X-rays onto a subject, a detector to detect the X-rays irradiated by the X-ray generator and transmitted through the subject, and a device to obtain images from the X-rays detected by the detector, to obtain bone image information and soft tissue image information of the subject, based on the obtained X-ray images, and to produce one image including the bone image information and the soft tissue image information.
Claims42
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray source which irradiates an X-ray onto a subject;
- a detector which detects the X-ray transmitted through the subject;
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- a device which obtains an X-ray image data from the X-ray detected by the detector, obtains bone image information and soft tissue image information of the subject, based on the obtained X-ray image data, and produces one image including the bone image information and the soft tissue image information.
A method for controlling an X-ray imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
- irradiating an X-ray onto a subject;
- detecting the X-ray transmitted through the subject;
- obtaining an X-ray image data from the detected X-ray;
- obtaining image information of a bone and a soft tissue of the subject, based on the obtained X-ray image data;
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- producing one image including the obtained image information.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
- irradiating an X-ray onto a subject;
- detecting the X-ray transmitted through the subject;
- obtaining an X-ray image data from the detected X-ray;
- obtaining image information of a bone and a soft tissue of the subject, based on the obtained X-ray image data;
- and producing one image including the obtained image information.
A method for controlling an X-ray imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
- generating X-rays having at least two different energy levels different from one another and irradiating the X-rays having the different energy levels onto a subject;
- detecting the X-rays transmitted through the subject;
- obtaining an X-ray image data from the detected X-rays;
- obtaining image information of a bone and a soft tissue of the subject, based on the obtained X-ray image data;
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- producing one image including the obtained image information.
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray source configured to irradiate an X-ray onto a subject;
- and
- a device configured to obtain bone image information and soft tissue image information of the subject, based on the X-ray transmitted through the subject, and produce one image including the bone image information and the soft tissue image information.
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray source configured to irradiate an X-ray onto a subject;
- a detector configured to detect the X-ray transmitted through the subject;
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- a device comprising:
- an information acquirer configured to obtain bone image information and soft tissue image information of the subject, based on the detected X-ray;
- an image generator configured to produce one image including the bone image information and the soft tissue image information;
- an image output device configured to output the one image produced by the image generator;
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- an input device configured to receive an instruction to change weights of the bone or the soft tissue in the one image, from a user,
- wherein the image generator is configured to control the weights of the bone or the soft tissue in the one image output by the image output device based on the input instruction.
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
- an information acquirer configured to obtain bone image information and soft tissue image information of a subject, based on a plurality of X-ray images of the subject corresponding to a plurality of energy levels;
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- an image generator configured to produce one image including the bone image information and the soft tissue image information.
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
- an X-ray source configured to irradiate an X-ray onto a subject;
- a detector configured to detect the X-ray transmitted through the subject;
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- a device configured to obtain X-ray image data from the X-ray detected by the detector, obtain bone image information and soft tissue image information of the subject, based on the obtained X-ray image data, separately map the bone image information onto a first color channel or the soft tissue image information onto a second color channel having a color different from that of the first color channel and produce one image including the bone image information and the soft tissue image information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.