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X-ray image correction apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1984-05-04
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Granted: 1987-01-13
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Expires: 2004-05-04
Abstract
Abstract An X-ray image correction apparatus has a subtraction processing circuit for subtracting image signals read out from the memories which store X-ray image signals corresponding to X-ray images taken before and after the injection of a contrast medium. An interest area is specified in the part which does not vary readily from the injection of the medium and this interest area is divided into a plurality of sections for each of which a position correction valve is calculated by a position correction valve calculator. The most common correction value of all the sections is used to correct misalignment between the before- and after-injection images.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Kageyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/30; H04N5/32; H04N5/3205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
An X-ray image-correction apparatus comprising: first memory means for storing a first X-ray image signal corresponding to a first X-ray image of a subject; second memory means for storing a second X-ray image signal corresponding to a second X-ray image taken later than said first X-ray image; address means for outputting address signals used for reading out image signals from said first and second memory means; subtraction means for performing subtraction processing between the first and second X-ray image signals read out from said first and second memory means; interest area specifying means for specifying at least one interest area in the X-ray image corresponding to the subtraction-processed image signals; calculating means for calculating a position correction value for each of a plurality of sections obtained by dividing the interest area, to obtain a plurality of position correction values corresponding to a plurality of sections; selecting means for selecting at least the position correction value appearing most frequently among the position correction values; and correcting means for determining the actual correction value from at least the selected position correction value and controlling said address means to correct the address signals designating said first and second memory means by the actual correction value
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
An X-ray image-correction apparatus comprising: first memory means for storing a first X-ray image signal corresponding to a first X-ray image of a subject; second memory means for storing a second X-ray image signal corresponding to a second X-ray image taken later than said first X-ray image; address means for outputting address signals used for reading out image signals from said first and second memory means; subtraction means for performing subtraction processing between the first and second X-ray image signals read out from said first and second memory means; interest area specifying means for specifying at least one interest area in the X-ray image corresponding to the subtraction-processed image signals; calculating means for calculating a position correction value for each of a plurality of sections obtained by dividing the interest area, to obtain a plurality of position correction values corresponding to a plurality of sections; selecting means for selecting at least the position correction value appearing most frequently among the position correction values; and correcting means for determining the actual correction value from at least the selected position correction value and controlling said address means to correct the address signals designating said first and second memory means by the actual correction value
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first memory means stores an X-ray image signal corresponding to the X-ray image before injection of the subject with a contrast medium, and said second image memory means stores the X-ray image signal corresponding to the X-ray image taken after the injection of the subject with a contrast medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said interest area specifying means specifies a plurality of interest areas in the X-ray image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said interest area specifying means comprises a two-dimension addressing means which outputs an address signal corresponding to the interest area and cursor generating means which generates a cursor signal in response to the address signal of said two-dimension addressing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said position correction calculating means includes means for calculating an evaluation function in relation to the position correction value for the interest area specified by said interest area specifying means from the subtraction image signal of said subtraction means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means selects a correction value which is generated the maximum number of times of the correction values corresponding to a plurality of sections as the actual value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means is comprised of means for selecting the correction values that are generated the maximum number of times of the correction values corresponding to the plurality of sections and the correction values closest to these values, which are calculated by said position correction value calculating means, calculating the average of the selected correction values and outputting the average as the actual value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said interest area specifying means includes means for displaying a cursor line corresponding to the interest area on the second image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
An X-ray image correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said interest area specifying means includes means for displaying a cursor line corresponding to the interest area on the image corresponding to the subtraction processed image signal.
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