IP Library Granted Patent US 9,031,191
Granted Patent B2
US 9,031,191 · App. 13/652,651 · Granted May 12, 2015

Dynamic radiographing system

Inventor: Yoshihiro Takeda (Hachioji, JP)
Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
A61B6/00A61B6/0478A61B6/4233A61B6/466A61B6/469A61B6/484A61B6/488A61B6/503A61B6/504A61B6/541A61B6/588G06T7/0012G06T7/2033G06T7/606G06T2207/10116G06T2207/30048A61B6/507
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Patent No.
US 9,031,191
App. No.
13/652,651
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dynamic radiographing system enables determination of an evaluation value of the heart function of a subject by plain radiography. The dynamic radiographing system comprises a radiographing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, and a console for diagnosis. The radiographing apparatus dynamically radiographs the heart of a subject and creates radiographs in plural time phases (Step S 1 ). The image processing apparatus calculates an evaluation value of the heart function by using the radiographs in plural time phases (Step S 4 ). The console for diagnosis displays information on the calculated evaluation value on the display section (Step S 5 ).

Claims (9)

1. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:

a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including

an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and

a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source; and

an image analysis device for analyzing images by using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;

wherein the radiographing device radiographs the part of the subject over a plurality of cycles of the part, each of the cycles comprising the plurality of time phases, and

the image analysis device is structured to display an evaluation value about a function of the part of the subject based on a change in signal values in the X-ray images over the plurality of cycles of the part of the subject.

2. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 1 ,

wherein the part of the subject is a heart, and the function of the part of the subject is a beat.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 21, 2013
From: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Reel/Frame 030658/0270 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2012
From: TAKEDA, YOSHIHIRO
To: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 029135/0487 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-317443 · Dec 7, 2007 · national
JP 2007-317449 · Dec 7, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 12745833
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