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Identification system and method for use in the field of digital radiography

  • US 5,757,021 A
  • Filed: 01/29/1996
  • Issued: 05/26/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A photostimulable phosphor radiography identification system comprisingidentification means for identifying a patient,a cassette for conveying a photostimulable phosphor screen, said cassette being provided with a cassette radiofrequency tag,a hand-held read/write terminal arranged for acquiring data identifying a patient from said identification means and for acquiring data identifying an examination type and for writing said data identifying a patient and said data identifying an examination type onto said radiofrequency tag, and provided with means for reading information from a plurality of identification means of different types,a device for reading a radiographic image stored in a photostimulable phosphor screen and for reading data stored by said radiofrequency tag and for processing an image read from a screen in accordance with data read from said radiofrequency tag.

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