HIGH ENERGY, REAL TIME CAPABLE, DIRECT RADIATION CONVERSION X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM FOR CD-TE AND CD-ZN-TE BASED CAMERAS
First Claim
1. An x-ray imaging system, comprising:
- an x-ray imaging device with an output providing an array of pixels values for producing multiple different individual image frames (44),each said pixel value generated responsive to absorption of impinging high energy x-ray gamma ray radiation, converted by an analog to digital converter (96) (ADC) providing, at the output of the imaging device, the array of pixel values, each pixel value with a first bit depth (N),each individual frame of said multiple individual frames comprising the array (45) of the pixel values with the first bit depth (N); and
an image processor connected to receive the array of pixel values from the output of the imaging device, the image processor including a processor (24) calculating final image pixel values (47) of a second bit depth (M) from the pixel values of the first bit depth (N) of the different individual frames, the image processor outputting frames of the final image pixel values (47) of an x-ray image to be displayed on a display,wherein the second bit depth (M) of the final image pixel values (47) to be displayed is greater than the first bit depth of the pixel values from the individual frames (M>
N) to provide relatively increased resolution of the image data displayed the x-ray image displayed on the display relative to the resolution output from the x-ray imaging device.
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Abstract
A calibrated real-time, high energy X-ray imaging system is disclosed which incorporates a direct radiation conversion, X-ray imaging camera and a high speed image processing module. The high energy imaging camera utilizes a Cd—Te or a Cd—Zn—Te direct conversion detector substrate. The image processor includes a software driven calibration module that uses an algorithm to analyze time dependent raw digital pixel data to provide a time related series of correction factors for each pixel in an image frame. Additionally, the image processor includes a high speed image frame processing module capable of generating image frames at frame readout rates of greater than ten frames per second to over 100 frames per second. The image processor can provide normalized image frames in real-time or can accumulate static frame data for substantially very long periods of time without the typical concomitant degradation of the signal-to-noise ratio.
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19 Claims
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1. An x-ray imaging system, comprising:
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an x-ray imaging device with an output providing an array of pixels values for producing multiple different individual image frames (44), each said pixel value generated responsive to absorption of impinging high energy x-ray gamma ray radiation, converted by an analog to digital converter (96) (ADC) providing, at the output of the imaging device, the array of pixel values, each pixel value with a first bit depth (N), each individual frame of said multiple individual frames comprising the array (45) of the pixel values with the first bit depth (N); and an image processor connected to receive the array of pixel values from the output of the imaging device, the image processor including a processor (24) calculating final image pixel values (47) of a second bit depth (M) from the pixel values of the first bit depth (N) of the different individual frames, the image processor outputting frames of the final image pixel values (47) of an x-ray image to be displayed on a display, wherein the second bit depth (M) of the final image pixel values (47) to be displayed is greater than the first bit depth of the pixel values from the individual frames (M>
N) to provide relatively increased resolution of the image data displayed the x-ray image displayed on the display relative to the resolution output from the x-ray imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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