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X-ray examination apparatus incorporating image subtraction
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-24
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Granted: 1988-02-02
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Expires: 2004-12-24
Abstract
Abstract An X-ray examination apparatus incorporating digital image subtraction in which from a series of images to be formed of an object with and without contrast medium those images are selected for subtraction which result in ultimate images which combine a low motional unsharpness with adequate contrast. Images are also formed on at least one of the edges of the contrast bolus, so that in each position several contrast images can be formed with a single contrast bolus.
Inventors
- 👤 Jozef T. A. Janssen
- 👤 Adrianus C. van Benthem
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:14
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/48; A61B6/481; A61B6/50; A61B6/504
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of X-ray examination which comprises; propagating a bolus of contrast medium through an object undergoing examination; detecting a series of mask images and contrast images while the object contains different concentrations of said contrast medium and where each image is taken at a time when the contrast medium concentration is different from that of a previous image; subtracting a mask image from a corresponding adjacent contrast image taken when said object has a higher contrast medium concentration than said mask image; and laterally displacing the object with respect to an imaging system, the lateral displacement being coordinated with the propagation of the bolus through the object so that the mask images and the contrast images are both formed in rapid succession on the same edge of the bolus.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of X-ray examination which comprises; propagating a bolus of contrast medium through an object undergoing examination; detecting a series of mask images and contrast images while the object contains different concentrations of said contrast medium and where each image is taken at a time when the contrast medium concentration is different from that of a previous image; subtracting a mask image from a corresponding adjacent contrast image taken when said object has a higher contrast medium concentration than said mask image; and laterally displacing the object with respect to an imaging system, the lateral displacement being coordinated with the propagation of the bolus through the object so that the mask images and the contrast images are both formed in rapid succession on the same edge of the bolus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the speed of said lateral displacement equals the speed of propagation of the bolus through the object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein images are formed on both the leading edge and the trailing edge of the contrast bolus.
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