US4700299A
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Radiation image signal compression method and apparatus
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-06-08
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2004-06-08
Abstract
Abstract In a system for compressing radiation image signals, code tables for use in entropy encoding for signal compression are created and classified in accordance with combinations of human body portions of radiation images with image recording conditions thereof. The optimal table is selected from the classified tables in accordance with the combination of the human body portion of the radiation image with the image recording conditions thereof which are inputted from a keyboard. Radiation image signals obtained by reading out the radiation image are compressed by use of the optimal table, thereby quickly achieving efficient signal compression.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Kimura
- 👤 Yuichi Fuseda
- 👤 Kazuhiro Hishinuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:41
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M7/00; H03M7/30; H03M7/40; H03M7/42; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/30; H05; H05G; H05G1/00; H05G1/08; H05G1/64; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S250/00; Y10S250/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A radiation image signal compression method for entropy-encoding digital signals and storing the entropy-encoded signals when radiation image information obtained by reading out a radiation transmission image of the human body is stored as digital signals in a storage medium, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of creating and classifying tables for use in entropy encoding in accordance with combinations of human body portions of radiation images with image recording conditions of said radiation images, and selecting and using one of said classified tables in accordance with the combination of the human body portion of said radiation image with the image recording conditions of said radiation image, said one of said classified tables being selected in accordance with selection of more than one of said human body portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A radiation image signal compression method for entropy-encoding digital signals and storing the entropy-encoded signals when radiation image information obtained by reading out a radiation transmission image of the human body is stored as digital signals in a storage medium, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of creating and classifying tables for use in entropy encoding in accordance with combinations of human body portions of radiation images with image recording conditions of said radiation images, and selecting and using one of said classified tables in accordance with the combination of the human body portion of said radiation image with the image recording conditions of said radiation image, said one of said classified tables being selected in accordance with selection of more than one of said human body portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said tables are for encoding into Huffman codes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said tables are for encoding into Shannon-Fano codes.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for compressing radiation image signals, which comprises: (i) an inputting means for inputting a human body portion of a radiation transmission image of a human body and image recording conditions of said radiation transmission image, (ii) a plurality of tables for use in entropy encoding for signal compression, said tables being classified in accordance with the combination of said human body portion with said iamge recording conditions, (iii) a signal processing means for selecting the optimal table from a plurality of said classified tables in accordance with the combination of said human body portion with said image recording conditions input by said inputting means, said optimal table being selected in accordance with selection of more than one of said human body portions, and compressing image signals obtained by reading out said radiation transmission image by use of said optimal table, and (iv) storage means for storing the compressed image signals.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for compressing radiation image signals, which comprises: (i) an inputting means for inputting a human body portion of a radiation transmission image of a human body and image recording conditions of said radiation transmission image, (ii) a plurality of tables for use in entropy encoding for signal compression, said tables being classified in accordance with the combination of said human body portion with said iamge recording conditions, (iii) a signal processing means for selecting the optimal table from a plurality of said classified tables in accordance with the combination of said human body portion with said image recording conditions input by said inputting means, said optimal table being selected in accordance with selection of more than one of said human body portions, and compressing image signals obtained by reading out said radiation transmission image by use of said optimal table, and (iv) storage means for storing the compressed image signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said tables are for encoding into Huffman codes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said tables are for encoding into Shannon-Fano codes.
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