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Diagnostic X-ray apparatus having a master timing control unit

US4575752A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1983
Grant dateMar 11, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05G1/64
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A diagnostic X-ray apparatus emitting X-ray radiation with a digital X-ray subtraction imaging technique which comprises digitization of video signals from an image intensifier-T.V. chain, digital subtraction and reconversion of the resulting digital difference video signals to analog signals under control of a master timing control unit. The master timing control unit comprises a clock for generating basic clock pulses supplied to a synchronizing delay circuit for generating a plurality of delayed clock pulses which are selected by a predetermined formula, and the resulting pulses are used to maintain the entire system in a proper phase relationship.

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