Method and unit for refining digital x-ray images
First Claim
1. A method for image refining of digital x-ray images, comprising:
- using a processor to do the following steps;
providing an image processing module;
supplying to the image processing module a parameter from a current parameter set;
displaying an associated model image for a standard parameter set by using a stored image data;
selecting at least some standard parameter sets from a plurality of available standard parameter sets; and
forming a current parameter set from the selected standard parameter sets,wherein when a parameter set comprises a two-dimensional matrix of parameterspij (i,j=1, 2, 3, . . . ), then a current parameter set Pakt is formed of a linear combination of selected standard parameter sets PNr.1 (1=k1, k2, . . . with k1, k2, . . . ε
1, 2, . . . , K) from the plurality of available standard parameter sets PNr.k (k=1, 2, . . . , K), wherein said linear combination is defined by the following equation wherein pijNr.1 represents a parameter pij in a selected standard parameter set PNr.1, wherein pijakt represents a parameter pij in a current parameter set Pakt, wherein a summation defined by said equation extends through each of the selected standard parameter sets PNr.1 (1=k1, k2, . . . ), where a1 represents a weighting factor of the selected standard parameter set PNr.1, wherein each weighting factor a1 is a number whose value ranges from a value of zero to a value of one, and wherein a sum of all weighting factors a1 (1=k1, k2, . . . ) yields a value of 1.
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Abstract
method for simplifying the adjustment of a digital x-ray device for the refinement of the x-ray images, and to an image refining unit for carrying out said method. According to the invention, a pre-determined modification is performed on the image data of the x-ray image by at least one image processing module according to at least one parameter: the or each parameter is supplied to the image processing module from a current set of parameters; the current set of parameters is selected from a plurality of stored standard sets of parameters; an associated model image can be displayed for each standard set of parameters using stored image data; and the standard group of parameters selected by selecting the associated model image.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for image refining of digital x-ray images, comprising:
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using a processor to do the following steps; providing an image processing module; supplying to the image processing module a parameter from a current parameter set; displaying an associated model image for a standard parameter set by using a stored image data; selecting at least some standard parameter sets from a plurality of available standard parameter sets; and forming a current parameter set from the selected standard parameter sets, wherein when a parameter set comprises a two-dimensional matrix of parameters pij (i,j=1, 2, 3, . . . ), then a current parameter set Pakt is formed of a linear combination of selected standard parameter sets PNr.1 (1=k1, k2, . . . with k1, k2, . . . ε
1, 2, . . . , K) from the plurality of available standard parameter sets PNr.k (k=1, 2, . . . , K), wherein said linear combination is defined by the following equationwherein pijNr.1 represents a parameter pij in a selected standard parameter set PNr.1, wherein pijakt represents a parameter pij in a current parameter set Pakt, wherein a summation defined by said equation extends through each of the selected standard parameter sets PNr.1 (1=k1, k2, . . . ), where a1 represents a weighting factor of the selected standard parameter set PNr.1, wherein each weighting factor a1 is a number whose value ranges from a value of zero to a value of one, and wherein a sum of all weighting factors a1 (1=k1, k2, . . . ) yields a value of 1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. An image refining system to modify an image data from an x-ray apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; a plurality of standard parameter sets stored in the memory; at least one current parameter sets selected from the plurality of standard parameter sets; an image data stored in the memory; a module controlled by at least one parameter from the plurality of standard parameter sets; an associated model image displayed for each of the plurality of standard parameter sets; and a combination module configured to calculate a current parameter set from a combination of the selected parameter sets, wherein when a parameter set comprises a two-dimensional matrix of parameters pij (i,j=1, 2, 3, . . . ), a current parameter set Pakt is formed of a linear combination of selected standard parameter sets PNr.1 (1=k1, k2, . . . with k1, k2, . . . ε
1, 2, . . . , K) from the plurality of standard parameter sets pNr.k (k=1, 2, . . . , K), wherein said linear combination is defined by the following equationwherein pijNr.1 represents a parameter pij in a selected standard parameter set PNr.1, wherein pijakt represents a parameter pij in a current parameter set Pakt, wherein a summation defined by said equation extends through each of the selected standard parameter sets PNr.1 (1=k1, k2, . . . ), where a1 represents a weighting factor of the selected standard parameter set PNr.1, wherein each weighting factor a1 is a number whose value ranges from a value of zero to a value of one, and wherein the sum of all weighting factors a1 (1=k1, k2, . . . ) yields a value of 1. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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