X-ray sensor system for intraoral tomography
US11911197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4452
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for x-ray sensing for intraoral tomography. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes detecting an x-ray pulse based on energy received at one or more pixels of a pixel array. The method also includes integrating the energy received at each of the pixels of the array of pixels, in response to the detection, wherein the energy received at each of the pixels is associated with the x-ray pulse. The method further includes multiplexing readouts of analog signals from the array of pixels into two or more parallel channels. The method further includes simultaneously converting (or otherwise in parallel) the analog signals of each of the channels into digital signals and storing the digital signals in memory as frames of data. The method may further include, for example, transmitting the frames of data from the memory, over a Universal Serial Bus, to an imaging system.
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