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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Xiaohui Wang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Zhimin Huo, Pittsford, NY (US);
Samuel Richard, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Xiaohui Wang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Zhimin Huo, Pittsford, NY (US);
Samuel Richard, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/5252 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/4035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for obtaining a digital chest x-ray image of a patient. The method includes providing a default set of technique settings for the chest x-ray, wherein the default set is selectable by an operator command and includes using a peak kilovoltage exposure setting that is below 90 kVp with beam filtration of the x-ray, and applying a rib contrast suppression algorithm to the digital chest x-ray image data acquired from the exposure.