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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1999
Gregory F. Powell, Bear, DE (US);
Direct Radiography Corp., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for displaying on a display medium an image corresponding to detected exposures of a plurality of pixels converted to a matrix having n rows and m columns of digital values. The method comprises creating a weighted, smoothed, subtracted matrix, adding the weighted, smoothed, subtracted matrix to the starting matrix to produce an enhanced matrix; and then using the digital values from the enhanced matrix to display an image. Preferably, a sampled submatrix of digital values having n/I rows and m/I columns is created from the starting matrix from which is compiled a weighted, smoothed, subtracted submatrix that is then extrapolated to create the weighted, smoothed, subtracted matrix. A program storage device for carrying out the method, a digital x-ray image data capture system, and a method of using the system of this invention are also claimed.