Method and Apparatus for Calibration and Correction of Gray Levels in Images
First Claim
1. A method for correcting an image of an object under observation, comprising:
- obtaining a first sequence of images of a calibration device utilizing an apparatus;
determining a first mean gray level in a zone of interest in a first image in the first sequence of images;
determining a second mean gray level in a zone of interest in a second image in the first sequence of images;
determining a variation value corresponding to a variation between the first mean gray level and the second mean gray level;
obtaining a second sequence of images of the object utilizing the apparatus;
determining a third mean gray level in a zone of interest in a third image in the second sequence of images; and
correcting a fourth image of the object in the second sequence of images based on the variation value and the third mean gray level to obtain a corrected fourth image of the object.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for calibrating an apparatus that acquires a sequence of radiographic images and correcting images of an object under observation. For each image of a sequence acquired by the apparatus and for a given frequency of acquisition of the sequence, the apparatus is calibrated by determining the value of the variation of a mean of gray levels in at least one zone of interest of the current image of at least one calibration device, the variation being determined relative to the mean gray level of the first image of the sequence in each zone of interest. The determination of the variation is reiterated for a series of images sequences acquired using calibration devices resulting in first images of mean gray levels different from one sequence to another. Each image of an image sequence of the object under observation is corrected, comprising zones of observation having different gray levels by subtracting from the current image the variation of one gray level relative to the first image of the object, the subtraction being a function of the gray level considered from each zone of observation.
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1. A method for correcting an image of an object under observation, comprising:
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obtaining a first sequence of images of a calibration device utilizing an apparatus; determining a first mean gray level in a zone of interest in a first image in the first sequence of images; determining a second mean gray level in a zone of interest in a second image in the first sequence of images; determining a variation value corresponding to a variation between the first mean gray level and the second mean gray level; obtaining a second sequence of images of the object utilizing the apparatus; determining a third mean gray level in a zone of interest in a third image in the second sequence of images; and correcting a fourth image of the object in the second sequence of images based on the variation value and the third mean gray level to obtain a corrected fourth image of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for correcting an image of an object under observation, comprising:
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an x-ray detector obtaining a first sequence of images of a calibration device; a processor configured to determine a first mean gray level in a zone of interest in a first image in the first sequence of images; the processor further configured to determine a second mean gray level in a zone of interest in a second image in the first sequence of images; the processor further configured to determine a variation value corresponding to a variation between the first mean gray level and the second mean gray level; the processor further configured to obtain a second sequence of images of the object; the processor further configured to determine a third mean gray level in a zone of interest in a third image in the second sequence of images; and the processor further configured to correct a fourth image of the object in the second sequence of images based on the variation value and the third mean gray level to obtain a corrected fourth image of the object. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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