Method and apparatus for determining functional parameters in a radiological apparatus
First Claim
1. A radiographic imaging method using an apparatus comprising means for providing a source of radiation and means for detecting the radiation installed on a mobile support capable of movement with respect to means for supporting an object comprising:
- driving the mobile support along a given movement with respect to the means for supporting the object;
processing a sequence of images of a region of the object, acquired by the means for detection during the movement of the mobile support with respect to the means for supporting the object to reconstitute a 3D model of the region; and
driving the mobile support so that it carries out the movement repetitively to form a periodically refreshed 3D model of the object.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a set of functional parameters using a fluoroscopic radiography apparatus of the type comprising an X-ray source, a detector or recorder of the radiation facing the source, the source and the detector or recorder being installed on a mobile support capable of movement with respect to a table placed between the source and the detector or recorder on which a patient with a region of interest to be X-rayed will be placed. The method comprises a) movement of the support following a given movement with respect to the table, repeated during a given time; b) acquisition by the detector or recorder of a series of images of the region of interest during movement of the support with respect to the table; c) reconstitution of a series of three-dimensional models of the region of interest, starting from a series of acquired images; and d) determination of all functional parameters.
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1. A radiographic imaging method using an apparatus comprising means for providing a source of radiation and means for detecting the radiation installed on a mobile support capable of movement with respect to means for supporting an object comprising:
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driving the mobile support along a given movement with respect to the means for supporting the object;
processing a sequence of images of a region of the object, acquired by the means for detection during the movement of the mobile support with respect to the means for supporting the object to reconstitute a 3D model of the region; and
driving the mobile support so that it carries out the movement repetitively to form a periodically refreshed 3D model of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
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- 4. The method according to claim I wherein the mobile support is driven following a continuous repetitive rotation movement around the means for supporting the object.
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9. A radiographic imaging device comprising:
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means for providing a source of radiation;
means for detecting the radiation;
the means for providing radiation and the means for detecting radiation disposed on a mobile support capable of moving with respect to means for supporting an object on which the object can be placed;
means for control capable of driving the mobile support in movement with respect to the means for supporting the object;
means for processing capable of reconstituting and presenting a 3D model of an imaged region of the object, starting from a sequence of images acquired of the region by the means for detection during a given movement of the mobile support with respect to the means for supporting the object;
the means for control being programmed to control driving movement of the mobile support so that it carries out the movement repetitively; and
the means for processing forming a periodically refreshed 3D model. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26)
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22. A method to determine a set of functional parameters using a radiography device of the type comprising means for providing a source of radiation, means for recording facing the source, the source and the means for recording being installed on a mobile support capable of moving with respect to means for supporting an object placed between the source and means for recording, and on which the object with a region of interest to be imaged will be placed, comprising:
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a) moving the support following a given movement with respect to the means for support, repeated during a given time;
b) acquisition by the means for recording of a series of images of the region of interest during movement of the mobile support with respect to the means for support;
c) reconstitution of a series of three-dimensional models of the region of interest, starting from a series of acquired images;
d) determination of all functional parameters associated with the region of interest, starting from the series of three-dimensional models. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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