Abstract:
Method for self monitoring of an X-ray detector that comprises a scintillation layer, a coupled arrangement of photo-sensors and a back lighter unit has the following steps: recording of a first set of dark images; recording of a second set of back-lit images and; evaluation of the obtained images on a pixel and or pixel group basis in order to detect potential defects in the X-ray detector. An Independent claim is made for a self-testing diagnosis unit of an X-ray detector.
Abstract:
The image processing unit (5) has an input for the image signal (8) from the X-ray apparatus and an input for a signal (9) indicating the movement phase of the imaged body volume of the patient (2), a memory storing previous images for the body and the corresponding movement phases, with determination and display of the spacing between the movement phases for the actual image and the immediately preceding image of the body volume. An Independent claim for a method for correlation of an actual image of a body volume with a preceding image for a different movement phase is also included.
Abstract:
It is described a model-based estimation of the current contraction status (S) of a periodically contracting object such as a beating heart. Thereby, a characteristic feature that is directly related to the contraction status (S) is extracted from a current image (340) and subsequently compared to a model that gives the contraction status (S) of the heart in dependence on the characteristic feature. Thereby, an appropriate patient- individual model may be obtained e.g. from an ECG gated pre-interventional data set. A potential characteristic feature is the distance between two arbitrary reference catheters (341a, 341b, 342a, 342b) that are usually in a fix known standard position during a whole electrophysiological intervention. The knowledge about the current contraction status may be used to combine the current image with other images depicting the object in the same contraction status. Thereby, image elements, which depend on the contraction status and which are not viewable in the current image, may be made visible by overlaying different images depicting the object in one and the same contraction status.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of determining a corresponding image of a moving object for a reference image from an image sequence which represents the motion as a sequence of states of motion. To this end, two motion signals, representing the development of the relevant motions, are examined for similarities. Using the similarity function thus obtained, that image in the image sequence can be determined which represents at least approximately the state of motion of the object which is represented in the reference image. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system which is suitable for carrying out the method as well as to a computer program and a computer program product enabling a data processing unit to carry out the method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of determining a corresponding image of a moving object for a reference image from an image sequence which represents the motion as a sequence of states of motion. To this end, two motion signals, representing the development of the relevant motions, are examined for similarities. Using the similarity function thus obtained, that image in the image sequence can be determined which represents at least approximately the state of motion of the object which is represented in the reference image. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system which is suitable for carrying out the method as well as to a computer program and a computer program product enabling a data processing unit to carry out the method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for automatic testing of an X-ray system ( 2 ). The doors ( 5 a, 5 b) leading to the room ( 1 ) in which the X-ray system ( 2 ) is installed are monitored by way of sensors ( 4 a, 4 b). Furthermore, the state of the room ( 1 ) can be monitored by means of further sensors such as video cameras ( 3 ). Automatic testing of the X-ray system ( 2 ) while utilizing X-rays is started only if and for as long as all doors are closed and the other sensors do not indicate that a safe state is abandoned. The device may also include facilities for automatically positioning a phantom in the beam path. Such facilities may in that case include a phantom which is provided on a flexible foil.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for automatic testing of an X-ray system ( 2 ). The doors ( 5 a, 5 b) leading to the room ( 1 ) in which the X-ray system ( 2 ) is installed are monitored by way of sensors ( 4 a, 4 b). Furthermore, the state of the room ( 1 ) can be monitored by means of further sensors such as video cameras ( 3 ). Automatic testing of the X-ray system ( 2 ) while utilizing X-rays is started only if and for as long as all doors are closed and the other sensors do not indicate that a safe state is abandoned. The device may also include facilities for automatically positioning a phantom in the beam path. Such facilities may in that case include a phantom which is provided on a flexible foil.