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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jae-Hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sungsu Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyunhwa Oh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/155 (2017.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/469 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/155 (2017.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30068 (2013.01);
Abstract
An X-ray imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to transmit X-rays; an X-ray detection assembly configured to detect the X-rays, and to convert the detected X-rays into an electrical signal; an image processor configured to generate an X-ray image based on the electrical signal; and a controller configured to process the X-ray image by changing shades of the X-ray image, and set a region of non-interest of the X-ray image based on the X-ray image and the processed X-ray image.