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| 20090026376 | Cassette device and cassette storage bag for cassette device - A cassette device includes a radiation detecting cassette having a radiation detector therein for detecting radiation having passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, a transmission and reception controller connected to the radiation detector for transmitting the radiation image information to an image processor by way of wireless communications, and a cassette storage bag for storing the radiation detecting cassette therein. The cassette storage bag includes an antenna incorporated therein for transmitting the radiation image information from the transmission and reception controller to the image processor by way of wireless communications. The transmission and reception controller and the antenna are capable of being electrically connected to each other through detachable connectors. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026377 | Cassette - A radiation detecting cassette includes a casing having first through fourth display units mounted on respective side walls thereof for displaying ID information of a patient, etc. The casing also has first detectors on the respective side walls for detecting obstacles facing the first through fourth display units and second detectors on the respective side walls for detecting loads applied to the casing near the first through fourth display units. Based on detected results from the first and second detectors, at least one of the first through fourth display units which is not covered by the patient is selected to display the ID information of a patient, etc. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026378 | Radiation detecting cassette and radiation image capturing system - Power supply switches are disposed on respective side walls of a casing of a radiation detecting cassette, which are held out of contact with a patient when a radiation image of the patient is captured. When a surgeon or a radiological technician turns one of the power supply switches on or off, a battery starts or stops supplying electric power to a radiation detector, a cassette controller, and a transceiver. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090028299 | Cassette - A radiation detecting cassette has a casing including a first flat plate for facing a patient and a second flat panel for facing a surgical table. The first flat plate and the second flat panel are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance. The casing also includes a pair of first and second tapered side members disposed on respective side edges of the first and second flat plates. The first and second tapered side members are progressively tapered toward their distal ends. The first and second tapered side members house therein respective radiation shields, which in turn house therein a battery, a cassette controller, and a transceiver. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090028401 | Radiation image capturing system - Radiation image information detected by a radiation detector of a radiation detecting cassette is compressed by an image compressor, and then transmitted by way of wireless communications to a display device, which displays a compressed image representative of a rough radiation image on a display unit. The radiation image information is stored in an image memory and transmitted by way of wireless communications to a console in which the radiation image information is processed as desired by an image processor. The processed radiation image information is sent by way of wireless communications to the display device, which displays a detailed image in place of the compressed image. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090032737 | Radiation detecting cassette and medical system - An image capturing system includes a cassette having a radiation detector, an image memory, and a cassette controller, an image capturing apparatus, a display device, and a host computer. The cassette controller comprises a capacity value transmitter for transmitting a capacity value of the radiation image information to the host computer before transmission process, and an image transmitter for transmitting the radiation image information. The host computer comprises an indicator controller for controlling the display device to display an indicator representing the capacity value received from the cassette as the upper limit, and a bar controller for controlling the display device to display a bar moving toward the indicator and having a length corresponding to the received capacity value of the radiation image information while the radiation image information is being received. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090032744 | Radiation image capturing system - A signal detector detects signals transmitted from signal generators disposed in a radiation detecting cassette, and a distance calculator calculates the distance between a radiation source and a radiation detector based on the signals detected by the signal detector. A determining unit determines whether the detected distance matches a predetermined distance from the radiation source to the radiation detector when a radiation image is captured. If the detected distance does not match the predetermined distance, the determining unit outputs, to a warning unit, a warning signal indicating that the detected distance does not match the predetermined distance, and also outputs a control signal for equalizing the detected distance with the predetermined distance, to a radiation source movement controller. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090052630 | Bed for capturing radiation image and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detecting cassette is disposed in a desired position between a bed and a patient in an operating room. After a detector-side connector and a bed-side connector are connected to each other by a cable, an image capturing apparatus captures and records radiation image information of the patient in a radiation detector. The recorded radiation image information is transmitted from a transceiver of the bed to a console by way of wireless communications, then processed by the console, and transmitted to a display device, which displays a radiation image based on the supplied radiation image information. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090080755 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RADIATION IMAGE - The present invention relates to a radiation image processing apparatus and a processing method. A processing condition selector selects from a processing condition memory a processing condition for extraction or removal of a specific object in radiation image information. The processing condition includes two different image capturing conditions which are provided to a radiation source controller. The radiation source controller controls a radiation source with each image capturing condition to apply radiation to a subject and a solid-state radiation detector stores radiation image information of the subject. An image processor performs a weighted subtraction using stored radiation image information in accordance with the processing condition to achieve extraction or removal of the specific object. The resultant radiation image information is displayed on a display unit. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090084967 | RADIATION CONVERSION PANEL AND METHOD OF CAPTURING RADIATION IMAGE - A radiation conversion panel includes first pixels, each of which is one out of every n (n≧3) adjacent pixels, and which, after a first energy-level image capturing cycle, are reset after electric charges have been read therefrom, and all pixels, including the first pixels, wherein, after the pixels have been reset, electric charges are read from all the pixels after a second energy-level image capturing cycle. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090086885 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A radiation image capturing apparatus for producing radiation image information of a subject by applying a radiation to the subject on which a fixed member is mounted, including a subject image information acquiring unit for acquiring subject image information of the subject including the fixed member, an imaging region identifier for processing the acquired subject image information to identify an imaging region of the subject with the fixed member mounted thereon, an irradiated region controller for controlling an irradiated region to be irradiated with the radiation in order to apply the radiation to the identified imaging region, and a radiation conversion panel for converting the radiation that has passed through the imaging region into radiation image information. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090086886 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A radiation image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing device having a tomosynthesis control mechanism for moving a radiation source and a radiation conversion panel, which are disposed on the respective opposite sides of a subject, respectively in opposite directions in synchronism with each other, a longitudinal direction moving mechanism for moving an image capturing range of the image capturing device in a longitudinal direction of the subject, an image reconstructing unit for generating a single three-dimensional image from a plurality of radiation images captured in a single image capturing range, an image joining unit for joining a plurality of three-dimensional images generated by the image reconstructing unit with respect to a plurality of image capturing ranges, in the longitudinal direction of the subject, and a projection image generating unit for generating a two-dimensional projection image on an arbitrary image plane based on a joined three-dimensional image. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090086887 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A radiation image capturing apparatus that includes a radiation conversion panel comprises an input device for inputting a first distance from the position of the panel to a position serving as a reference position for a subject, a distance measuring unit for measuring a second distance from the radiation source to the panel, a first radiation field calculating unit for determining a radiation field at the position of the panel based on setting information of the radiation source and the second distance, a second radiation field calculating unit for determining a hypothetical radiation field at the reference position of the subject based on the setting information of the radiation source, the first distance, and the second distance, and a life-size correcting unit for correcting the radiation image information from the panel based on the information of the calculated radiation field and the information of the calculated hypothetical radiation field. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090086913 | RADIATION CONVERSION PANEL AND METHOD OF CAPTURING RADIATION IMAGE THEREWITH - A radiation conversion panel includes a first pixel group from which electric charges are read after a first energy-level image capturing cycle and after a second energy-level image capturing cycle, and a second pixel group from which electric charges are read after the second energy-level image capturing cycle, wherein pixels of the first pixel group and pixels of the second pixel group are arranged alternately. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090087069 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RADIATION IMAGE - A radiation image processing apparatus includes a radiation source for irradiating the subject with the radiation, the subject being applied with a fixation material, a radiation source controller for controlling the radiation source in accordance with different image capturing conditions, a radiation converting panel for converting the radiation into one of the pieces of radiation image information, a processing condition memory for storing a plurality of processing conditions, each including the image capturing conditions that correspond to a type of the fixation material, a processing condition selector for selecting one of the processing conditions, the selected one of the processing conditions corresponding to the type of the fixation material, and an image processor for processing in accordance with the selected processing condition the plurality of pieces of radiation image information that are provided by the radiation converting panel under the different image capturing conditions, respectively. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090257564 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A radiation image capturing system detects the position of a radiation detecting cassette disposed below a patient and the position of a radiation source for emitting a radiation, based on the differences between the propagation times of radio waves emitted from an antenna device to an image capturing apparatus and the radiation detecting cassette. Based on the detected positions, the relative positions of the image capturing apparatus and the radiation detecting cassette are calculated, and then compared with each other by a position determining unit to judge how the image capturing apparatus is positioned with respect to the radiation detecting cassette. If the image capturing apparatus is not positioned in head-on facing relation to the radiation detecting cassette, then a warning is issued, and an actuating mechanism moves the image capturing apparatus to an appropriate position. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100148081 | Cassette - A radiation detecting cassette has a casing including a first flat plate for facing a patient and a second flat panel for facing a surgical table. The first flat plate and the second flat panel are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance. The casing also includes a pair of first and second tapered side members disposed on respective side edges of the first and second flat plates. The first and second tapered side members are progressively tapered toward their distal ends. The first and second tapered side members house therein respective radiation shields, which in turn house therein a battery, a cassette controller, and a transceiver. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100187427 | RADIATION DETECTING CASSETTE AND RADIATION IMAGE PICKING-UP SYSTEM - A wireless communication control unit controls a transmitting and receiving apparatus so as to prohibit transmission of radiation image information to the outside by wireless communication or power supply from the outside to an electric power source by wireless communication in accordance with an exposure detecting signal from an exposure detecting unit or a conversion detecting signal from a conversion detecting unit. Thus, this can control the transmitting and receiving apparatus not to carry out, at the same period of time, the irradiation of a radiation (X) to a radiation detector, a conversion operation of the radiation image information in the radiation detector, and wireless communication by the transmitting and receiving apparatus. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100208871 | Bed for capturing radiation image and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detecting cassette is disposed in a desired position between a bed and a patient in an operating room. After a detector-side connector and a bed-side connector are connected to each other by a cable, an image capturing apparatus captures and records radiation image information of the patient in a radiation detector. The recorded radiation image information is transmitted from a transceiver of the bed to a console by way of wireless communications in a communication range selected by a selector of the bed, then processed by the console, and transmitted to a display device, which displays a radiation image based on the supplied radiation image information. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100259409 | Radiation detecting cassette and medical system - An image capturing system includes a cassette having a radiation detector, an image memory, and a cassette controller, an image capturing apparatus, a display device, and a host computer. The cassette controller comprises a capacity value transmitter for transmitting a capacity value of the radiation image information to the host computer before transmission process, and an image transmitter for transmitting the radiation image information. The host computer comprises an indicator controller for controlling the display device to display an indicator representing the capacity value received from the cassette as the upper limit, and a bar controller for controlling the display device to display a bar moving toward the indicator and having a length corresponding to the received capacity value of the radiation image information while the radiation image information is being received. | 10-14-2010 |
