US7155048B2
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PCI radiation image processing apparatus, PCI radiation image detecting apparatus, PCI radiation image outputting apparatus, and PCI image diagnosis supporting apparatus
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 2005-05-31
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Granted: 2006-12-26
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Expires: 2025-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A phase contrast radiographic image processing apparatus, comprises: a management information storing section to store management information regarding a radiography; and an image processing section to apply an image processing onto a phase contrast radiographic image produced by the phase contrast radiography, wherein the image processing section determines an image processing condition based on the management information stored in the management information storing section and conducts the image processing based on the determined image processing condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiromu Ohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/48; A61B6/484; A61B6/42; A61B6/4208; A61B6/4233; A61B6/50; A61B6/502; G; G06; G06T; G06T5/00; G06T5/40; G06T5/90; G06T5/92; A61B6/40; A61B6/4021; G06T2207/00; G06T2207/10; G06T2207/10116; G06T2207/30; G06T2207/30004; G06T2207/30068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A mammography apparatus for radiographing a breast of a patient, comprising: an X-ray tube to emit an X-ray downward, an X-ray tube holding section to hold the X-ray tube, a breast holding section to hold a breast, the breast holding section located below the X-ray tube holding section, wherein when a focal spot size of the X-ray tube is D(μm), wherein a distance R 1 between the X-ray tube and the breast holding section satisfies the following formula: 10 ≧R 1>( D −7)/200 a detector holding section to hold a detector to detect an X-ray image of the breast, the detector holding section located below the breast holding section with a distance R 2 so as to conduct an enlarging radiography of the breast, and a supporting section to support and integrate the X-ray tube holding section, the breast holding section, and the detector holding section into one body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A mammography apparatus for radiographing a breast of a patient, comprising: an X-ray tube to emit an X-ray downward, an X-ray tube holding section to hold the X-ray tube, a breast holding section to hold a breast, the breast holding section located below the X-ray tube holding section, wherein when a focal spot size of the X-ray tube is D(μm), wherein a distance R 1 between the X-ray tube and the breast holding section satisfies the following formula: 10 ≧R 1>( D −7)/200 a detector holding section to hold a detector to detect an X-ray image of the breast, the detector holding section located below the breast holding section with a distance R 2 so as to conduct an enlarging radiography of the breast, and a supporting section to support and integrate the X-ray tube holding section, the breast holding section, and the detector holding section into one body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The mammography apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the breast holding section comprises a flat base on which the breast is placed and the X-ray tube is located vertically above the flat base at an almost patient-side end portion of the flat base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The mammography apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the breast holding section comprises a flat base on which the breast is placed and wherein when a breast is placed on the flat base, the X-ray tube is located vertically above the flat base at a breast wall-side of the breast.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mammography apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the focal spot size D is 10 μm to 1000 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mammography apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the focal spot size D is 30 μm to 300 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The mammography apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the distance R 2 between the breast holding section and the detector holding section is 0.15 m or more.
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