X-ray system and method for processing image data
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1. A method for processing X-ray image data, comprising:
- exposing a digital detector to X-ray radiation;
sampling data via the digital detector including X-ray image data and offset image data, wherein the X-ray image data includes anatomical image data of a subject;
determining if a sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data;
designating the sampled imaging frame as an offset image frame for inclusion in calculating an average offset image if the sampled imaging frame does not include X-ray image data having anatomical image data; and
calculating the average offset image from one or more offset image frames without prior knowledge of a total number of offset image frames sampled if the sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data.
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Abstract
A method for processing X-ray image data includes exposing a digital detector to X-ray radiation. The method also includes sampling data via the digital detector including X-ray image data and offset image data. The method further includes calculating an average offset image without prior knowledge of a total number of offset image frames sampled.
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1. A method for processing X-ray image data, comprising:
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exposing a digital detector to X-ray radiation; sampling data via the digital detector including X-ray image data and offset image data, wherein the X-ray image data includes anatomical image data of a subject; determining if a sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data; designating the sampled imaging frame as an offset image frame for inclusion in calculating an average offset image if the sampled imaging frame does not include X-ray image data having anatomical image data; and calculating the average offset image from one or more offset image frames without prior knowledge of a total number of offset image frames sampled if the sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for processing X-ray image data,
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sampling data via a digital detector including X-ray image data and offset image data, wherein the X-ray image data includes anatomical image data of a subject and the offset image data does not include anatomical image data of the subject; determining if sampled imaging frames include X-ray image data having anatomical image data; and calculating an average offset image from one or more offset image frames of the offset image data without prior knowledge of a total number of offset image frames sampled if a sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An X-ray imaging system, comprising:
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an X-ray radiation source; a digital detector configured to receive X-ray radiation from the source and to sample data including X-ray image data and offset image data, wherein the X-ray image data includes anatomical image data of a subject; and processing circuitry configured to; determine if a sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data; designate the sampled imaging frame as an offset image frame for inclusion in calculating an average offset image if the sampled imaging frame does not include X-ray image data having anatomical image data; and calculate the average offset image from one or more offset image frames without prior knowledge of a total number of offset image frames sampled if the sampled imaging frame includes X-ray image data having anatomical image data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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