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Method and X-ray device for adapting greyscale windowing

US8509379B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Ute Feuerlein · Erlangen, DE
Ernst Klotz · Uttenreuth, DE
Rainer Raupach · Heroldsbach, DE
Bernhard Schmidt · Neunkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2012
Grant date	Aug 13, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05G1/32
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and x-ray device to adapt the width and the position of a central value of a greyscale windowing for imaging with the x-ray device based on CT values determined with said x-ray device, the adaptation takes place within the scope of a determination and adjustment of an acquisition tube voltage of an x-ray tube of the x-ray device for an examination of a defined tissue of a patient, assuming a reference tube voltage for the examination of the defined tissue of the patient, and in which a width and position of a central value of the greyscale windowing that are associated with the reference tube voltage are automatically adapted to the acquisition tube voltage.

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