US4785183A
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Method for reading radiation image information
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1986-09-15
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Granted: 1988-11-15
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Expires: 2006-09-15
Abstract
Abstract A radiation image information reading method includes scanning a stimulating ray on a radiation image converting panel surface to obtain radiation image information stored on the radiation image converting panel, the scanning step including performing scanning of the stimulating ray while repeating successively irradiation and stopping thereof. In this manner, the noise caused by fluorescent afterflow, stimulation afterglow, stray light from outside of the apparatus or a laser beam, etc., can be removed simply and correctly. A visible image which is correct with good reproducibility corresponding to the real image, and also good in sharpness, can be obtained, whereby diagnosis with high reliability by means of a radiation image is rendered possible. In one embodiment, only image signals detected during periods of irradiation by the stimulating ray are read. In another embodiment, the difference in image signals read during irradiation and during stopping of the stimulating ray is used as the image information.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisanori Tsuchino
- 👤 Akiko Kano
- 👤 Kuniaki Nakano
- 👤 Koji Amitani
- 👤 Fumio Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:22
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/40; H04N1/40056; G; G01; G01T; G01T1/00; G01T1/16; G01T1/20; G01T1/2012; G01T1/2014
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
ln a radiation image information reading method comprising scanning a stimulating ray over a radiation image converting panel surface to obtain radiation image information stored on said radiation image converting panel, said radiation image converting panel having a plurality of picture elements which contain image information, each of said picture elements including a stimulable phosphor which performs an emission when subjected to irradiation by a stimulating ray, the improvement comprising: performing scanning of said stimulating ray over said panel while repeating successively irradiation by said stimulating ray and stopping of said stimulating ray over said panel for every picture element of said panel; and reading the stored radiation image information from said panel by detecting an image signal only during periods of irradiation by the stimulating ray.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
ln a radiation image information reading method comprising scanning a stimulating ray over a radiation image converting panel surface to obtain radiation image information stored on said radiation image converting panel, said radiation image converting panel having a plurality of picture elements which contain image information, each of said picture elements including a stimulable phosphor which performs an emission when subjected to irradiation by a stimulating ray, the improvement comprising: performing scanning of said stimulating ray over said panel while repeating successively irradiation by said stimulating ray and stopping of said stimulating ray over said panel for every picture element of said panel; and reading the stored radiation image information from said panel by detecting an image signal only during periods of irradiation by the stimulating ray.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radiation image information reading method of claim 1, wherein the irradiation time of said stimulating ray is 80% or less of the scanning time for every picture element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radiation image information reading method of claim 1, wherein the irradiation time of said stimulating ray is 10% or more of the scanning time for every picture element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a radiation image information reading method comprising scanning a stimulating ray over a radiation image converting panel surface to obtain radiation image information stored on said radiation image converting panel, said radiation image converting panel having a plurality of picture elements which contain image information, each of said picture elements including a stimulable phosphor which performs an emission when subjected to irradiation by a stimulating ray, the improvement comprising: performing scanning of said stimulating ray over said panel while repeating successively irradiation by said stimulating ray and stopping of said stimulating ray over said panel; and determining a difference between image signals read during periods of irradiation by said stimulating ray and periods of stopping of said stimulating ray, and generating said image information as a function of said determined difference.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a radiation image information reading method comprising scanning a stimulating ray over a radiation image converting panel surface to obtain radiation image information stored on said radiation image converting panel, said radiation image converting panel having a plurality of picture elements which contain image information, each of said picture elements including a stimulable phosphor which performs an emission when subjected to irradiation by a stimulating ray, the improvement comprising: performing scanning of said stimulating ray over said panel while repeating successively irradiation by said stimulating ray and stopping of said stimulating ray over said panel; and determining a difference between image signals read during periods of irradiation by said stimulating ray and periods of stopping of said stimulating ray, and generating said image information as a function of said determined difference.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The radiation image information reading method of claim 4, wherein the irradiation and stopping of the stimulating ray is carried out for every picture element; and the irradiation time of the stimulating ray is 80% or less of the scanning time for every picture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The radiation image information reading method of claim 4, wherein the irradiation and stopping of the stimulating ray is carried out for every picture element and the irradiation time of the stimulating ray is 10% or more of the scanning time for every picture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The radiation image information reading method of claim 4, wherein the irradiation and stopping of the stimulating ray is carried out for every picture element of said panel.
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