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公开(公告)号:US20180092619A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-05
申请号:US15719079
申请日:2017-09-28
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
IPC: A61B6/00
CPC classification number: A61B6/587 , A61B6/08 , A61B6/4064 , A61B6/4233 , A61B6/4283 , A61B6/4291 , A61B6/4405 , A61B6/4452 , A61B6/465 , A61B6/547 , A61B6/588
Abstract: A mobile radiography system is disclosed, which includes a radiation source for radiating a plurality of beams; a detector for detecting the plurality of beams from the radiation source; a controller for determining an angular difference between the radiation source and the detector; and a positioning device mounted with the radiation source for recognizing a position of the detector relative to the radiation source based on the angular difference between the radiation source and the detector to align the radiation source to the detector. A method of aligning a mobile radiography system including a radiation source and a detector is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20170294001A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-12
申请号:US15481191
申请日:2017-04-06
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Zhaoxia Zhang , Kun Tao , Xiao Xuan , Ming Yan , Han Kang
CPC classification number: G06T5/005 , G06T5/10 , G06T2207/10116
Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reducing ringing artifacts in an X-ray image, comprising: acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; applying a first bandwidth filter and a second bandwidth filter respectively to the X-ray image so as to obtain a filtered first image and a filtered second image, wherein the first bandwidth filter and the second bandwidth have different bandwidths; constructing a weighting map according to the X-ray image; and fusing the filtered first image and the filtered second image with the weighting map so as to obtain an output image. The present disclosure also discloses a system using the above method.
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公开(公告)号:US10217248B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-26
申请号:US15507077
申请日:2015-07-31
Applicant: General Electric Company
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for removing streaks from detector cells with performance difference, specifically a method for removing streaks from detector cells with performance difference and streaks caused by other reasons. The method comprises: estimating a projection on a detector cell with performance difference for each of one or more views; reconstructing one or more initial images with the estimated projection on the detector cell with performance difference for each view; estimating a projection error on the detector cell with performance difference for each view from the reconstructed one or more initial images having streaks; and reconstructing one or more output images with the estimated projection error on the detector cell with performance difference for each view to remove the streaks from the reconstructed one or more output images, improving quality of CT reconstructed images.
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公开(公告)号:US10217201B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-26
申请号:US15360569
申请日:2016-11-23
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Ming Yan , Kun Tao , Dejun Wang
Abstract: An image processing method comprises: identifying a weak edge comprising a plurality of weak edge pixels and a strong edge comprising a plurality of strong edge pixels in an input image; filtering at least a part of said input image to obtain a smoothed image, during which said weak edge in said input image is filtered with a first filter and said strong edge in said input image is filtered with a second filter having a smoothness less than that of said first filter; acquiring edge information of said input image based on said input image and said smoothed image; and generating an output image based on said edge information and said smoothed image. The present invention further relates to an image processing system and an imaging system.
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公开(公告)号:US10517562B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US15719079
申请日:2017-09-28
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
IPC: A61B6/00
Abstract: A mobile radiography system is disclosed, which includes a radiation source for radiating a plurality of beams; a detector for detecting the plurality of beams from the radiation source; a controller for determining an angular difference between the radiation source and the detector; and a positioning device mounted with the radiation source for recognizing a position of the detector relative to the radiation source based on the angular difference between the radiation source and the detector to align the radiation source to the detector. A method of aligning a mobile radiography system including a radiation source and a detector is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20170270640A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-21
申请号:US15459701
申请日:2017-03-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Zhaoxia Zhang , Kun Tao , Hao Lai , Ming Yan , Han Kang
CPC classification number: G06T5/001 , G06K9/6212 , G06T5/10 , G06T5/20 , G06T5/50 , G06T7/13 , G06T11/60 , G06T2207/10116 , G06T2207/20221 , G06T2207/20224
Abstract: A method for reducing grid line artifacts in an X-ray image is disclosed, which includes acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; decomposing the X-ray image into a high frequency image and a low frequency image, wherein the high frequency image comprises the grid line artifacts; filtering the high frequency image to reduce the grid line artifacts in the high frequency image so as to obtain a filtered high frequency image; and combining the filtered high frequency image with the low frequency image to reconstruct an output image. A system adopting the above method is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10373296B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-06
申请号:US15481191
申请日:2017-04-06
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Zhaoxia Zhang , Kun Tao , Xiao Xuan , Ming Yan , Han Kang
Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reducing ringing artifacts in an X-ray image, comprising: acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; applying a first bandwidth filter and a second bandwidth filter respectively to the X-ray image so as to obtain a filtered first image and a filtered second image, wherein the first bandwidth filter and the second bandwidth have different bandwidths; constructing a weighting map according to the X-ray image; and fusing the filtered first image and the filtered second image with the weighting map so as to obtain an output image. The present disclosure also discloses a system using the above method.
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公开(公告)号:US20170178303A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-22
申请号:US15360569
申请日:2016-11-23
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Ming Yan , Kun Tao , Dejun Wang
CPC classification number: G06T5/20 , A61B6/00 , G06T5/002 , G06T5/50 , G06T7/0012 , G06T11/60 , G06T2207/10024 , G06T2207/10081 , G06T2207/10116 , G06T2207/20024 , G06T2207/20221 , G06T2207/20224
Abstract: An image processing method comprises: identifying a weak edge comprising a plurality of weak edge pixels and a strong edge comprising a plurality of strong edge pixels in an input image; filtering at least a part of said input image to obtain a smoothed image, during which said weak edge in said input image is filtered with a first filter and said strong edge in said input image is filtered with a second filter having a smoothness less than that of said first filter; acquiring edge information of said input image based on said input image and said smoothed image; and generating an output image based on said edge information and said smoothed image. The present invention further relates to an image processing system and an imaging system.
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公开(公告)号:US20160135782A1
公开(公告)日:2016-05-19
申请号:US14541827
申请日:2014-11-14
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Dongqing Chen , Xiaodong Han , Gang Cheng , Menachem Halmann , Kun Tao , Zhenyu Liu , Hong Wang
CPC classification number: A61B8/0875 , A61B5/0082 , A61B5/4528 , A61B8/06 , A61B8/40 , A61B8/4281 , A61B8/4461 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/463 , A61B8/488 , A61B8/5246 , A61B8/54
Abstract: A method of acquiring ultrasound images for a rheumatoid arthritis examination comprises receiving a hand in a scanning assembly including a transducer array and a fluid providing an acoustic coupling between the transducer array and the hand and identifying locations of a plurality of finger joints of the hand while the hand is held stationary in the scanning assembly. Ultrasound images of the plurality of finger joints are acquired with the transducer array while the hand is held stationary in the scanning assembly, wherein the ultrasound images are of an area less than an entire area of the hand based on the identified locations of the finger joints of the hand.
Abstract translation: 获取用于类风湿关节炎检查的超声图像的方法包括在包括换能器阵列和提供换能器阵列和手之间的声耦合并且识别手的多个手指关节的位置的扫描组件中接收手,同时 手在扫描组件中保持静止。 多个手指关节的超声图像用换能器阵列获取,同时手在扫描组件中保持静止,其中超声图像的面积小于手的整个区域,基于所识别的手指关节位置 的手。
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公开(公告)号:US10297010B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-21
申请号:US15459701
申请日:2017-03-15
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Zhaoxia Zhang , Kun Tao , Hao Lai , Ming Yan , Han Kang
Abstract: A method for reducing grid line artifacts in an X-ray image is disclosed, which includes acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; decomposing the X-ray image into a high frequency image and a low frequency image, wherein the high frequency image comprises the grid line artifacts; filtering the high frequency image to reduce the grid line artifacts in the high frequency image so as to obtain a filtered high frequency image; and combining the filtered high frequency image with the low frequency image to reconstruct an output image. A system adopting the above method is also disclosed.
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