X-ray diagnostic apparatus

• US 5,125,018 A
• Filed: 06/28/1991
• Issued: 06/23/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Asahina, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Church, Craig E.
• Application Number:
  US07/723,329
• Time in Patent Office: 361 Days
• Field of Search: 378/99, 378/108, 358/111
• US Class Current: 378/98.12
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/481 involving the use of contrast agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/504 for diagnosis of blood vessels, e.g. by angiography
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/3205 using subtraction imaging techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H05G 1/60 Circuit arrangements for obtaining a series of X-ray photographs or for X-ray cinematography

Abstract

An X-ray diagnostic apparatus including an imaging system in which X-rays are applied to a subject and a picture image in response to an X-ray does transmitted through the subject is displayed comprises an X-ray generator for generating an X-ray a detecting unit for detecting the X-ray generated from the X-ray generator and passing through the subject disposed between the X-ray generator and the detecting unit and for generating a signal in response to the detected X-ray, a deciding unit operatively connected to the detecting unit for deciding an optimum imaging condition for a portion of the subject to be imaged before a start of an imaging process, a unit for detecting whether the imaging system or the subject is being moved or not, and a controlling unit for controlling the imaging condition within a predetermined interval of time during or after the movement of the imaging system or the subject. The detecting unit for the movement of the imaging system or the subject includes a first recording memory for recording the digital signal just before injecting a contrast medium successively as a mask image, a second recording memory for recording the digital signal after injecting the contrast medium successively as a transmitted image.

Claims

1. An X-ray diagnostic apparatus including an imaging system in which X-rays are applied to a subject and a picture image in response to an X-ray dose transmitted through the subject is displayed, comprising:

an X-ray generator for generating an X-ray;

means for detecting the X-ray generated from the X-ray generator and passing through the subject disposed between the X-ray generator and the detecting means and for generating a signal in response to the detected X-ray;

means operatively connected to the detecting means for deciding an optimum imaging condition for a portion of the subject to be imaged before a start of an imaging process;

means for detecting whether the imaging system or the subject is being moved or not;

for controlling the imaging condition within a predetermined interval of time during or after the movement of the imaging sytem or the subject; and

display means connected to the optimum condition deciding means.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said imaging condition deciding means includes signal input means including signal input units for inputting siganls from the X-ray detecting means and the imaging system and subject movement detecting means, an optimum imaging condition setter operatively connected to the signal input means and an imaging condition decider and wherein said controlling means includes a high voltage generator operatively connected to the optimum imaging condition setter and the X-ray generator.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means for detecting the movement of the imaging system or the subject comprises a digital fluorography device including an analog-to-digital converter for converting a signal from the X-ray detecting means to a digital signal, a signal input unit operatively connected to the controlling means, a first recording memory for recording the digital signal just before injecting a contrast medium successively as a mask image, a second recording memory for recording the digital signal after injecting the contrast medium succesively as a transmitted image, and a subtraction processor for subtracing the transmitted image from the mask image.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said subtraction processor is operatively connected to the display means through a digital-to-analog convertor.