Carestream Health, Inc.

Eastman-Kodak Company

Gordon Geisbuesch

Jeffery Richard Hawver

Kenneth Alan Parulski

Timothy John Wojcik

John Yorkston

Mark E Shafer

Sreeram Dhurjaty

Samuel Richard

Jeff Hsin Chang

Eric M Welch

Joshua M Silbermann

Scott A Rogerson

John C Rutter

A digital radiographic detector detects a first mode signal and dispositions a received digital image according to a procedure associated with the first mode signal. A second mode signal results in dispositioning a second received digital image according to a second image disposition procedure. The detector determines the first mode or second mode based on the signal's pulse width, a number and timing of rising edges (peaks), a digital code, a voltage level, or a combination thereof.

High frame capture rate synchronization with streaming mode

A radiographic detector acquires a first partial exposed image signal during an image readout of each of the rows of photosensors, one row at a time. A first scan of each row includes measuring the charge delivered to each cell of the rows, including some rows having partial charge and other rows having full charge, and obtaining a first null image signal during the scan. A second scan includes measuring remaining charge delivered to those rows having partial charge. The null image signal data is subtracted from a sum of the first two scans.

Digital radiography detector image readout process

Embodiments of radiographic imaging systems; radiography detectors and methods for using the same can include radiographic imaging array that can include a plurality of pixels that each include a photoelectric thin-film conversion element coupled to a conversion thin-film switching element. In certain exemplary embodiments, a radiographic imaging array can include a bias control circuit to provide a bias voltage to the photosensors for a portion of the imaging array, an address control circuit to control scan lines, where each of the scan lines is coupled to a plurality of pixels in the portion of the imaging array; and a signal sensing circuit connected to data lines, where each of the data lines is coupled to at least two pixels in the portion of the imaging array, where power of the bias control circuit, the address control circuit, and the signal sensing circuit is not removed simultaneously.

Radiographic imaging apparatus and methods including stable power down

A wireless, independent digital imaging sensor utilizes an external charge balance capacitor to establish a sense voltage at a common node between the charge capacitor and the pixel intrinsic capacitors in the sensor panel. A variable width pulse train responds to the sense voltage to control injection of charge to the external capacitor to maintain a constant voltage at the common equal to a reference voltage. An increase in pulse width above a threshold level representative of the onset of X-ray exposure is detected to generate an output control signal used to control subsequent image acquisition functions of the imaging sensor.

X-ray impingement event detection system and method for a digital radiography detector

This abstract describes an apparatus for providing accurate white balance for images from a color sequential image scanner while minimizing the object illumination level. A shutter synchronized to the phase of a fluorescent light source allows for different exposure times for the red, green and blue image captures, in order to achieve proper white balance while maximizing the signal to noise ratio. By synchronizing the shutter with the AC voltage supplied to the illumination source, light level variations from one image capture to another are minimized.

Color sequential scanner incorporating a synchronized variable exposure

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