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Granted Patent B2
US 12,510,493 · App. 18/281,699 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus

Inventor: Hiroyuki Takagi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
G01N23/043G01N2223/3032G01N2223/406
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Patent No.
US 12,510,493
App. No.
18/281,699
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus, an internal structure of a specimen can be appropriately evaluated. To provide a fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus 1 including: a timing control device 13 configured to output an irradiation timing signal S 1 in synchronization with a drive timing signal S 4 for driving a specimen 31 or a timing signal S 5 as a detection result of an operation of the specimen 31 ; electromagnetic wave generation units 22 and 23 configured to irradiate, in synchronization with the irradiation timing signal Si, the specimen 31 with a pulsed electromagnetic wave beam B 1 having a wavelength with which the electromagnetic wave beam B 1 is transmitted through the specimen 31 ; and an electromagnetic wave detection device 41 configured to receive the electromagnetic wave beam B 1 transmitted through the specimen 31.

Claims (13)

1 . A fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus comprising:

a timing control device configured to output an irradiation timing signal in synchronization with a drive timing signal for driving a specimen or a timing signal as a detection result of an operation of the specimen;

an electromagnetic wave generation unit configured to irradiate, in synchronization with the irradiation timing signal, the specimen with a pulsed electromagnetic wave beam having a wavelength with which the electromagnetic wave beam is transmitted through the specimen; and

an electromagnetic wave detection device configured to receive the electromagnetic wave beam transmitted through the specimen,

wherein the electromagnetic wave generation unit includes a plurality of pulse generation units configured to generate a plurality of voltage pulses having different periods and different pulse widths, and an electromagnetic wave beam irradiation unit configured to generate the electromagnetic wave beam according to any of the plurality of voltage pulses.

2 . The fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of pulse generation units are set such that the pulse widths are shorter as the periods are shorter.

3 . The fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a turntable configured to rotationally drive the specimen mounted on the turntable,

wherein the timing control device further has a function of generating the irradiation timing signal in synchronization with rotation of the turntable.

4 . The fluoroscopic image capturing apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a plurality of turntables including the turntable; and

an irradiation unit moving mechanism configured to move the electromagnetic wave beam irradiation unit to a side on which the specimen is mounted among the plurality of turntables.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067728/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: TAKAGI, HIROYUKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 064877/0900 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-068815 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240151659A1 · May 9, 2024
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