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US 9,678,022 B2Granted
Nonaqueous radiopaque fluid and associated imaging system and method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsElizabeth M. Bowman, Danielle N. Bowman, Dennis L. Coad, Alan Buitekant, Chris T. Radcliffe
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Abstract
An imaging system including an imaging device having a field of view, an object positioned in the field of view, the object defining a void, and a nonaqueous radiopaque fluid in the void.
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An imaging system comprising:
- an imaging device having a field of view;
- a mechanical part positioned in said field of view, said mechanical part defining a void and comprising a metallic component having a first radiodensity and a non-metallic component having a second radiodensity;
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- a nonaqueous radiopaque fluid substantially filling said void, wherein said nonaqueous radiopaque fluid comprises a nonaqueous carrier and a metal-halide dissolved, at least partially, in said nonaqueous carrier, and wherein said nonaqueous radiopaque fluid has a third radiodensity, said third radiodensity being less than said first radiodensity and substantially greater than said second radiodensity.
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A method for imaging a mechanical part defining a void and comprising a metallic component having a first radiodensity and a non-metallic component having a second radiodensity, said method comprising:
- contacting said mechanical part with a nonaqueous radiopaque fluid such that said nonaqueous radiopaque fluid is received in said void, wherein said nonaqueous radiopaque fluid comprises a nonaqueous carrier and a metal-halide dissolved, at least partially, in said nonaqueous carrier, and wherein said nonaqueous radiopaque fluid has a third radiodensity, said third radiodensity being less than said first radiodensity and substantially greater than said second radiodensity;
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- imaging said mechanical part while said nonaqueous radiopaque fluid is received in said void.
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