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Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Dong Goo Kang, Suwon-si, KR;

Sung Hoon Kang, Suwon-si, KR;

Sung Su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Young Hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Hyun Hwa Oh, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Seok Min Han, Seongnam-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/405 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); A61B 6/583 (2013.01); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/486 (2013.01); A61B 6/5258 (2013.01); A61B 6/544 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and method for acquiring an optimal MEX image may include an X-ray source to generate an X-ray and to irradiate the X-ray, an energy identification detector to acquire a MEX image that is generated when the irradiated X-ray penetrates an object, and an optimal MEX processor to generate an optimal MEX parameter based on a characteristic of the object and to control at least one of the X-ray source and the energy identification detector based on the generated optimal MEX parameter.


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