METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHOSPHOR PLATE IDENTIFICATION IN COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY

• US 20140191852A1
• Filed: 03/11/2014
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Inventors: Inglese, Jean-Marc, Ehrmann, Bruno, Moon, Alice G., Berger, Amir
• Application Number:
  US14/204,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20140191852A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4411 the apparatus being modular A61B6/4283 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4494 Means for identifying the diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/512 Intraoral means
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 42/047 provided with marking means
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10376 the interrogation device being adapted for being moveable

Abstract

A method for obtaining an intra-oral X-ray image of a subject on a flexible information carrier plate for computed radiography affixes a memory to a surface of the information carrier plate, wherein the affixed memory stores information about the plate and wherein the affixed memory is in wireless communication with a computer, stores at least a first scan date in the affixed memory, exposes the subject and obtains the intra-oral X-ray image of the subject using steps of: (i) storing identification data about the subject and about the image exposed in the affixed memory; (ii) acquiring image data from a scan of the flexible information carrier plate following exposure to X-rays, acquiring at least the stored identification data from the affixed memory, and associating the acquired image data with the acquired identification data; (iii) erasing image content from the flexible information carrier plate; and (iv) storing the acquired image data in a second, computer-accessible memory according to the acquired identification data.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining an intra-oral X-ray image of a subject on a flexible information carrier plate for computed radiography, comprising:

affixing a memory to a surface of the information carrier plate, wherein the affixed memory stores information about the plate and wherein the affixed memory is in wireless communication with a computer;

storing at least a first scan date in the affixed memory; and

obtaining the intra-oral X-ray image of the subject by;

(a) storing at least a job identifier and a scan status for the plate in the affixed memory;

(b) acquiring image data from a scan of the flexible information carrier plate following exposure to X-rays, acquiring at least the job identifier from the affixed memory, and associating the acquired image data with the acquired job identifier;

(c) incrementing a scan count value and updating the scan status in the affixed memory of the exposed flexible information carrier plate;

(d) erasing image content from the flexible information carrier plate; and

(e) storing the acquired image data in a second, computer-accessible memory according to the acquired job identifier.

2. A method for identification, monitoring, and tracking of a flexible information carrier plate used in intra-oral dental computed radiography, comprising the step of receiving and transmitting from an interrogator to an RFID tag attached to the carrier plate, the carrier plate being spaced a distance of at least 6 meters from the interrogator.

3. A system for identification, monitoring, and tracking of flexible information carrier plates used in intra-oral dental computed radiography.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein at least one carrier plate has an RFID tag capable of reception and transmission to a distance D1 of about 6 m from an interrogator.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the interrogator is in communication with a computer for accessing data, and transmits information to be recorded in memory on an RFID tag.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the information to be recorded includes one or more of the following:

patient identifier and job number;

date/time stamp;

intended resolution and other image-related data;

image type and orientation; and

practitioner or technician name.

7. A method for obtaining an intra-oral X-ray image of a subject on a flexible information carrier plate for computed radiography, wherein a memory is affixed to a surface of the information carrier plate, wherein the affixed memory stores information about the plate, and wherein the affixed memory is in wireless communication with a computer, comprising:

(i) storing identification data about the subject and about the image exposed in the affixed memory;

(ii) acquiring image data from a scan of the flexible information carrier plate following exposure to X-rays, acquiring at least the stored identification data from the affixed memory, and associating the acquired image data with the acquired identification data;

(iii) erasing image content from the flexible information carrier plate; and

(iv) storing the acquired image data in a second, computer-accessible memory according to the acquired identification data.