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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Pavlo Baturin, Rochester, NY (US);
Mark E. Shafer, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/20 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/484 (2013.01); A61B 6/4035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4291 (2013.01); G01N 23/20075 (2013.01); A61B 6/0457 (2013.01); A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); G01N 2223/427 (2013.01); G01N 2223/6126 (2013.01); G03H 5/00 (2013.01); G21K 2207/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of methods and apparatus are disclosed for obtaining a phase-contrast digital imaging system and methods for same that can include an x-ray source for radiographic imaging; a beam shaping assembly, an x-ray grating interferometer including a phase grating and an analyzer grating; and an x-ray detector; where the source grating, the phase grating, and the analyzer grating are detuned and a plurality of uncorrelated reference images are obtained for use in imaging processing with the detuned system.