US4517594A
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X-Ray diagnostic installation
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1983-06-20
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2003-06-20
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates to an x-ray diagnostic installation comprising an x-ray image intensifier television chain, whereby a television camera is coupled via an optics with a base lens and a camera lens to the x-ray image intensifier, a mirror being disposed in the parallel ray path of said optics for coupling a portion of the luminous flux to a light detector, wherein an additional lens is arranged between the mirror and light detector. The light detector is comprised of a matrix of photosensors whose respective outputs are connected via respective switches to a sum amplifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Horbaschek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:20
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05G; H05G1/00; H05G1/08; H05G1/64; H05G1/26; H05G1/30; H05G1/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
An x-ray diagnostic installation, comprising an x-ray image intensifier television chain including an x-ray image intensifier for supplying a light image at its output in accordance with an incident x-ray image, a video camera, an optics system with a base lens and a camera lens for coupling the video camera with the light image from the x-ray image intensifier, a mirror being disposed in a parallel ray path of said optics system, a light detector coupled with the luminous flux from said image intensifier by means of said mirror, an additional lens being arranged between the mirror and the light detector, the light detector comprising a matrix of photosensors coupled with the luminous flux from said image intensifier by means of said mirror and said additional lens such that respective photosensors supply at their respective outputs respective signals representative of the luminous flux at respective different regions of the light image supplied by said image intensifier, a summing amplifier for supplying an output which is a measure of the brightness of the light image supplied by said image intensifier, and switch means selectively controlling the coupling of the respective photosensors of said matrix with said summing amplifier and selectively determining different configurations of said photosensors of said matrix which contribute to the output from said summing amplifier thereby to select the regions of the light image from said image intensifier which are to be dominant in the assessment of the brightness of said light image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
An x-ray diagnostic installation, comprising an x-ray image intensifier television chain including an x-ray image intensifier for supplying a light image at its output in accordance with an incident x-ray image, a video camera, an optics system with a base lens and a camera lens for coupling the video camera with the light image from the x-ray image intensifier, a mirror being disposed in a parallel ray path of said optics system, a light detector coupled with the luminous flux from said image intensifier by means of said mirror, an additional lens being arranged between the mirror and the light detector, the light detector comprising a matrix of photosensors coupled with the luminous flux from said image intensifier by means of said mirror and said additional lens such that respective photosensors supply at their respective outputs respective signals representative of the luminous flux at respective different regions of the light image supplied by said image intensifier, a summing amplifier for supplying an output which is a measure of the brightness of the light image supplied by said image intensifier, and switch means selectively controlling the coupling of the respective photosensors of said matrix with said summing amplifier and selectively determining different configurations of said photosensors of said matrix which contribute to the output from said summing amplifier thereby to select the regions of the light image from said image intensifier which are to be dominant in the assessment of the brightness of said light image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An x-ray diagnostic installation according to claim 1, with a weighting circuit for selectively weighting the outputs of the photosensors, said weighting circuit being connected with the summing amplifier for controlling the weighting of each selected configuration of said photosensors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An x-ray diagnostic installation according to claim 1, with respective integration stages connected with the outputs of the respective photosensors for providing respective signals to said summing amplifier representing the luminous flux incident on the respective photosensors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An x-ray diagnostic installation according to claim 1, characterized in that peak value circuits are connected with the outputs of the photosensors.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-05-13 | 1988-11-12 | 1989-05-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-05-13 | 1992-11-12 | 1993-05-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-05-13 | 1996-11-12 | 1997-05-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |