X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same
US10702229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/587
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An X-ray imaging apparatus uses a camera image to set various types of parameters related to X-ray imaging including an X-ray irradiation region and automatically controls X-ray imaging. An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an imaging device that captures a camera image, an X-ray source on which a collimator adjusting an X-ray irradiation region is mounted, a storage unit that maps and stores an X-ray imaging region for each of a plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, an input unit that receives a selection of one among the X-ray imaging protocols from the plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, and a controller that extracts an X-ray imaging region mapped to the selected X-ray imaging protocol from the camera image and controls the collimator such that the X-ray irradiation region corresponds to the extracted X-ray imaging region.
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