X-ray system for the creation of diagnostic X-ray images using contrast media

US7695193B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Flohr · Uehlfeld, DE
• Michael Grasruck · Erlangen, DE
• Hubertus Pietsch · Kleinmachnow, DE
• Karl Stierstorfer · Erlangen, DE
• Christoph Suss · Erlangen, DE
• Hanns-Joachim Weinmann · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 13, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 9, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/583
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An x-ray system is disclosed including a selector for finding an optimum combination between the contrast medium and the energy spectrum of an x-radiation for a scan to optimize the noise-to-contrast ratio. A method for creating X-ray images is also provided. The x-ray images are created with the aid of contrast media by taking into account an optimal combination between the contrast medium and the energy spectrum of an X-radiation used for a scan. A method for the use of a lanthanide-containing complex to produce a contrast medium for optimizing the combination between the contrast medium and the radiation to obtain a maximum contrast-to-noise ratio in an X-ray image is also provided.