Konica Corporation

Konica Minolta Medical and Graphic, Inc.

Konica Minolta, Inc.

Konica-minolta Holdings, Inc.

Hiromu Ohara

Chika Honda

Akira Ishisaka

Hiroshi Kita

Kouji Amitani

Takuji Hasegawa

Tatsuya Takagi

Kazuo Genda

Yuko Shinden

Hisanori Tsuchino

Yasuaki Tamakoshi

A radiographing control apparatus emits radiation to an object and obtains a plurality of frame images to control dynamic radiographing that radiographs dynamics of the object. The radiographing control apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains first order information that includes at least one of information on presence or absence of dynamic analysis executed for a dynamic image obtained by the dynamic radiographing, and information on a dynamic analysis item, determines a first radiographing condition and a target image quality, based on the obtained first order information, and determines a second radiographing condition for achieving the determined target image quality.

Radiographing control apparatus, recording medium, and radiographing system

A radiation imaging system including an imager that performs imaging of moving images by irradiating a subject with radiation, the radiation imaging system including a storage in which an imaging guide pattern for instructing a predetermined motion to the subject at a time of imaging by the imager is associated with a predetermined word that can be included in an imaging order and is stored, a hardware processor that acquires an imaging order to imaging by the imager, extracts the predetermined word from the acquired imaging order, and selects an imaging guide pattern that is associated with the extracted predetermined word from imaging guide patterns stored in the storage, and an instructor that instructs the predetermined motion to the subject, based on the selected imaging guide pattern.

Radiation imaging system and imaging guide pattern selection device

There is described a radiological image capturing apparatus, which makes it possible to obtain a good X ray image in which contrast of the peripheral portions are emphasized by employing the Talbot interferometer method and the Talbot-Lau interferometer method. The apparatus is provided with an X-ray tube, a multi-slit member, a first diffraction grating, a second diffraction grating and an X-ray detector. The second diffraction grating contacts the X-ray detector. A distance L between the multi-slit element and the first diffraction grating is set to be not less than 0.5 m, a distance Zbetween the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating is set to be not less than 0.05 m, and a slit interval distance dof the multi-slit element is set to be not less than 2 &#x3bc;m. With the settings, the abovementioned good X-ray image can be obtained by using the Talbot-Lau interferometer system.

Radiological image capturing apparatus and radiological image capturing system

There is described a radiological image capturing apparatus, which makes it possible to obtain a good X ray image in which contrast of the peripheral portions are emphasized by employing the Talbot interferometer method and the Talbot-Lau interferometer method. The apparatus is provided with an X-ray tube, a multi-slit member, a first diffraction grating, a second diffraction grating and an X-ray detector. The second diffraction grating contacts the X-ray detector. A distance L between the multi-slit element and the first diffraction grating is set to be not less than 0.5 m, a distance Zbetween the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating is set to be not less than 0.05 m, and a slit interval distance dof the multi-slit element is set to be not less than 2 &#x3bc;m. With the settings, the above-mentioned good X-ray image can be obtained by using the Talbot-Lau interferometer system.

An X-ray image processing system, comprises: a radiographing section including an X-ray source to emit X-rays for an object to be radiographed and an image detector to detect X-rays having passed through the object, wherein the radiographing section is adapted to conduct a phase contrast radiography by providing a space between the object and the image detector and by irradiating X-rays having an X-ray energy of 15 to 30 (keV) from the X-ray source to the object; an image data producing section to produce X-ray image data of X-ray image detected by the image detector; an image processing section to applying an image processing including a noise reducing process for the produced X-ray image data; and an output section to output the processed image data applied with the image processing.

X-ray image processing system

A radiation image radiographing systemincluding a radiation image detectordetecting a radiated radiation to obtain image information, a consoleoperating the radiation image detector, and associating means for performing the association with the consoleoperating the radiation image detectorat the time of radiography, wherein the radiation image detectorincludes a power supplying meanscontrolling the state of power supply according to the operation status of the consoleassociated by the associating means.

Radiation image radiographing system

A digital radiation image radiographing system includes an X-ray tube to irradiate a radiographic subject with X-rays and a digital detector to detect X-rays having passed through the radiographic subject, and performs a phase contrast radiography. The system satisfies a formula (D&#x2267;(S&#x2212;E)/(M&#x2212;)), in which D (&#x3bc;m) represents the focal size of the X-ray tube, S (&#x3bc;m) represents the minimum control unit of the digital detector, R(m) represents a distance from the focus point of the X-ray tube to the radiographic subject, R(m) represents a distance from the radiographic subject to the digital detector, M represents an enlargement ratio (M=(R+R)/R), and E represents an edge enhancement width according to X-ray refraction.

Digital radiation image radiographing system

A radiographic imaging systemof the present invention includes: a radiographic image detecting apparatusto obtain radiographic image data; a consoleto operate the radiographic image detecting apparatus, the console including a display unitfor displaying the obtained radiographic image data; and an image storage devicewhich is communicable with the radiographic image detecting apparatus and the console through a network, wherein the radiographic image detecting apparatus transmits the obtained radiographic image data to the image storage device, and generates confirmation radiographic image data has a small amount of data based on the information and transmits the information to the console, the image storage device stores the transmitted radiographic image data, and the console displays the transmitted confirmation radiographic image data on the display unit.

Radiographic image detecting apparatus and radiographic imaging system

A radiographic imaging system includes: a plurality of states of operation, a radiographic image detection device that detects irradiated radiation to obtain radiographic image information, a console capable of communicating with the radiographic image detection device, a status memory which stores the information of operation concerning the state of operation after end of charging or replacing the battery; and the radiographic image detection device includes: power supply source having a rechargeable or replaceable battery to supply power to a plurality of units driven by the power, a control unit that stores in the status memory the information of operation, before the end of charging or replacing the battery, and then after the end of charging or replacing of the battery, controls the state of operation of the units driven by the power in response to the information of operation stored in the status memory.

Radiographic image detection device and radiographic imaging system

A X-ray image radiographing method of detecting a X-ray image passing an object irradiated with X-ray emitted from a X-ray tube by a X-ray detector, includes a step of increasing a sharpness of an image lowered due to penumbra by enhancing an edge of the image with refraction contrast enhancement.

X-ray image radiographing method and radiographing apparatus

An X-ray image radiographing system for radiographing a subject is provided with an X-ray source to emit X-rays; a digital X-ray detector to detect a digital X-ray image of the subject, wherein the subject is placed between the X-ray source and the digital X-ray detector in an arrangement to satisfy the following formulas so that an edge of the digital X-ray image is enhanced oven an edge-enhanced width: 0.1 m&#x2266;R&#x2266;10 m, and 0.15 m&#x2266;R&#x2266;10 m, where Ris a distance between the X-ray tube and the subject and Ris a distance between the subject and the digital X-ray detector. The digital X-ray detector has a pixel size almost equal to the half of the edge-enhanced width.

Digital phase contrast X-ray radiographing system

A radiation image generating system, comprising: a plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, each including at least a scintillator layer having a scintillator to emit light according to an entered radiation, a photoelectric conversion layer to detect the light emitted by the scintillator to convert the detected light into electric energy, and a switching element layer having switching elements to accumulate and output the electric energy obtained by the photoelectric conversion layer, the radiation image detecting apparatuses obtaining radiation image information of a subject; and a radiation image generating operation control apparatus including a selection section to select a desired radiation image detecting apparatus among the plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, wherein the radiation image generating operation control apparatus includes a display section to display scintillator information of the scintillator used in each of the plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses.

Radiation image generating system

A phase contrast radiographic image processing apparatus, comprises: a management information storing section to store management information regarding a radiography; and an image processing section to apply an image processing onto a phase contrast radiographic image produced by the phase contrast radiography, wherein the image processing section determines an image processing condition based on the management information stored in the management information storing section and conducts the image processing based on the determined image processing condition.

PCI radiation image processing apparatus, PCI radiation image detecting apparatus, PCI radiation image outputting apparatus, and PCI image diagnosis supporting apparatus

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Hiromu Ohara