HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING A BREAST SUPPORT PLATFORM

    公开(公告)号:US20200093445A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16577428

    申请日:2019-09-20

    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

    Abstract: A breast support platform for an x-ray imaging system includes a housing having a compression plate and a front wall, and a heating system disposed at least partially within the housing. The heating system is configured to heat at least a portion of the compression plate, at least a portion of the front wall, or at least a portion of the compression plate and the front wall. In an example, the heating system includes a transparent conducting film coupled to an inner surface of the housing. In another example, the heating system includes a blower disposed at least partially within the housing, and the blower is configured to channel hot air across an inner surface of the housing.

    Decorrelated channel sampling for digital imaging

    公开(公告)号:US10104319B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US14623360

    申请日:2015-02-16

    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

    Abstract: In association with an imaging device which generates a portion of an image from a plurality of channels within a first row by sampling each channel during a sampling time corresponding to the channel, circuitry offsets sampling times of at least first and second channels within the first row, thereby reducing noise correlation between the first and second channels in the first row. Pixel sampling times may be defined by start times of the channels within a row, end times or both. Offsetting may be accomplished using a predetermined set of sampling time values or by randomizing sampling time values. Offsetting pixel sampling times of channels within a row relative to each other decorrelates channel sampling because different phases of the noise signal are sampled on each channel, effectively blurring or dithering the channel noise within each row. Random sampling within the channel, such as by varying a channel sampling time between rows, further dithers the noise within each channel. Undesirable correlated noise effects are reduced as a result.

    Heating systems and methods for heating a breast support platform

    公开(公告)号:US11033242B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16577428

    申请日:2019-09-20

    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

    Abstract: A breast support platform for an x-ray imaging system includes a housing having a compression plate and a front wall, and a heating system disposed at least partially within the housing. The heating system is configured to heat at least a portion of the compression plate, at least a portion of the front wall, or at least a portion of the compression plate and the front wall. In an example, the heating system includes a transparent conducting film coupled to an inner surface of the housing. In another example, the heating system includes a blower disposed at least partially within the housing, and the blower is configured to channel hot air across an inner surface of the housing.

    DECORRELATED CHANNEL SAMPLING FOR DIGITAL IMAGING
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    发明申请
    DECORRELATED CHANNEL SAMPLING FOR DIGITAL IMAGING 审中-公开
    用于数字成像的装饰通道采样

    公开(公告)号:US20150281604A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-01

    申请号:US14623360

    申请日:2015-02-16

    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04N5/3575 H04N5/32 H04N5/378

    Abstract: In association with an imaging device which generates a portion of an image from a plurality of channels within a first row by sampling each channel during a sampling time corresponding to the channel, circuitry offsets sampling times of at least first and second channels within the first row, thereby reducing noise correlation between the first and second channels in the first row. Pixel sampling times may be defined by start times of the channels within a row, end times or both. Offsetting may be accomplished using a predetermined set of sampling time values or by randomizing sampling time values. Offsetting pixel sampling times of channels within a row relative to each other decorrelates channel sampling because different phases of the noise signal are sampled on each channel, effectively blurring or dithering the channel noise within each row. Random sampling within the channel, such as by varying a channel sampling time between rows, further dithers the noise within each channel. Undesirable correlated noise effects are reduced as a result.

    Abstract translation: 与通过在对应于该信道的采样时间期间对每个信道进行采样来生成来自第一行内的多个信道的图像的一部分的成像设备相关联,电路抵消第一行内的至少第一和第二信道的采样时间 从而降低第一行中的第一和第二通道之间的噪声相关性。 像素采样时间可以由一行中的通道的开始时间,结束时间或两者定义。 可以使用预定的采样时间值集合或通过随机化采样时间值来实现偏移。 对每个通道中的噪声信号的不同相位进行取样,对每行内的通道噪声进行模糊或抖动,从而使一行内的通道相对于彼此进行偏移的像素采样时间进行解相关。 通道内的随机采样,例如通过改变行之间的通道采样时间,进一步抖动每个通道内的噪声。 结果,减少了不期望的相关噪声效应。

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