Systems and methods for obtaining and displaying an X-ray image
US8942346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K1/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for obtaining and displaying a collimated X-ray image are described. The methods can include providing an X-ray device having an X-ray source, a square or rectangular X-ray detector, and a collimator. The collimator can be sized and shaped to collimate an X-ray beam from the X-ray source that exposes a receptor region on the detector. The collimator can allow the X-ray image received by the X-ray detector to have any suitable shape that allows a relatively large view of the image to be displayed and rotated on the display device without changing the shape or size of the image as it rotated. In some instances, the collimator provides the image with superellipse shapes or cornerless shapes having four substantially straight edges with a 90 degree corner missing between at least two edges that run substantially perpendicular to each other. Other embodiments are described.
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