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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2002
Richard J. Warp, Waukesha, WI (US);
Vianney P. Battle, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kenneth S. Kump, Waukesha, WI (US);
Stephen W. Metz, Greenfield, WI (US);
Matthew A. Halsmer, Waukesha, WI (US);
Renuka Uppaluri, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Richard J. Warp, Waukesha, WI (US);
Vianney P. Battle, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kenneth S. Kump, Waukesha, WI (US);
Stephen W. Metz, Greenfield, WI (US);
Matthew A. Halsmer, Waukesha, WI (US);
Renuka Uppaluri, Pewaukee, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A device for use in image pasting is described. The device includes a digital x-ray detector capable of automatic digital imaging without the use of an image intensifier; the detector preferably being a flat-panel detector. Additionally, an image pasting system using a solid-state detector is described. The system can connect the detected images to a display via a network (such as a WAN, a LAN, or the internet). Further, an image geometry measurement device for use in pasting x-ray images is disclosed. The geometry measurement device helps determine the relative position of two images to be used in image pasting. This information can be used alone, or in connection with an image pasting algorithm. Still further, methods of forming composite images are disclosed using a flat-panel detector and using the geometry of the images. The disclosed devices and systems can be integrated with other digital image pasting technology.