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Method of adjusting read-out conditions for radiation image
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-03-18
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2008-03-18
Abstract
Abstract A method of adjusting read-out processing conditions for a radiation image comprises the steps of calculating the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin of a desired image information range from image signals for condition adjustment which represent a radiation image, and adjusting the read-out processing conditions on the basis of the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin thus calculated. At least one of the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin is determined on the basis of a difference histogram of the image signals for condition adjustment.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Shimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T5/00; G06T5/40; G03; G03B; G03B42/00; G03B42/02; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/16; G06T5/90; G06T5/92; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/10; G06T2207/10116
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of adjusting read-out processing conditions for a radiation image by calculating the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin of a desired image information range from image signals for condition adjustment which represent a radiation image, and adjusting the read-out processing conditions on the basis of the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin thus calculated, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of: obtaining image signals representing a radiation image, and applying differential processing to said image signals to obtain differentiated image signal values; and making a histogram of said differentiated image signal values and determining at least one of said maximum image signal level Smax and said minimum image signal level Smin on a basis of said histogram.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of adjusting read-out processing conditions for a radiation image by calculating the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin of a desired image information range from image signals for condition adjustment which represent a radiation image, and adjusting the read-out processing conditions on the basis of the maximum image signal level Smax and the minimum image signal level Smin thus calculated, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of: obtaining image signals representing a radiation image, and applying differential processing to said image signals to obtain differentiated image signal values; and making a histogram of said differentiated image signal values and determining at least one of said maximum image signal level Smax and said minimum image signal level Smin on a basis of said histogram.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the maximum image signal level in said histogram is directly taken as said maximum image signal level Smax, and/or the minimum image signal level in said histogram is directly taken as said minimum image signal level Smin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein a predetermined threshold value is selected in said histogram, and an image signal level at a point where the frequency exceeds said threshold value is taken as said maximum image signal level Smax or said minimum image signal level Smin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein a cumulative histogram for said histogram is generated, and an image signal level at a point where the cumulative frequency exceeds a threshold value in said cumulative historgram is taken as said maximum image signal level Smax or said minimum image signal level Smin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein a cumulative histogram for said histogram is generated, an an image signal level at a point where the ratio of the cumulative frequency to the whole exceeds a threshold value in said cumulative histogram is taken as said maximum image signal level Smax or said minimum image signal level Smin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said read-out processing conditions are read-out conditions for the final read-out, and said read-out conditions for the final read-out are adjusted so that said maximum image signal level Smax and said minimum image signal level Smin correspond respectively to the maximum input signal level Qmax and the minimum input signal level Qmin in an image processing means which are determined by the maximum density Dmax and the minimum density Dmin of a correct density range in a reproduced visible image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said read-out processing conditions are gradation processing conditions, and said gradation processing conditions are adjusted so that said maximum image signal level Smax and said minimum image signal level Smin correspond respectively to the maximum signal level Rmax and the minimum signal level Rmin of a desired input signal range in an image reproduction means which are determined by the maximum density Dmax and the minimum density Dmin of a correct density range in a reproduced visible image.
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