Radiological imaging apparatus and method

Details Radiological imaging apparatus and method Radiological imaging apparatus and method

2005-06-07

2005-06-07

Church, Craig E. (Department: 2882)

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Electronic circuit

With display or signaling

C378S019000, C250S370090

Reexamination Certificate

active

06904126

ABSTRACT:
A radiological imaging apparatus and method corrects fixed pattern noise (FPN) generated within the apparatus and suppresses increases in random noise attendant upon FPN correction to provide radiological imaging having improved reliability and image quality. The apparatus has a signal processing circuit that digitizes analog output from a read-out circuit, four FPN memories for storing four dark outputs, a light memory for storing a light output after X-ray exposure of a subject, a CPU for controlling the signal processing circuit as well as FPN and light memories, and a shift resister7controlled by the CPU. The method involves averaging multiple dark outputs and subtracting the FPN data average so obtained from the light output which includes the X-ray imaged to enhance picture quality. Since the FPN correction uses FPN data that has been averaged over multiple dark outputs, the method also suppresses random noise generated by the FPN correction for enhanced imaging accuracy.

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