Imaging systems and methods
US11382582B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/56
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for X-ray and fluoroscopic image capture and, in particular, to a versatile, multimode imaging system incorporating a handheld X-ray emitter operative to capture non-invasive images of a target; a stage operative to capture static X-ray and dynamic fluoroscopic images of the target; a system for the tracking and positioning of the X-ray emission to improve safety of obtaining X-ray images as well as improve the quality of X-ray images. Where the devices can automatically limit the field of the X-ray emission.
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