X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray image generating method
US9014455B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/542
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and an X-ray image generating method in which constituent materials of a target object are separated and mapped to different colors in order to provide one image which has improved distinction between tissues. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator which generates X-rays and irradiates the X-rays toward a target object, an X-ray detector which acquires X-ray data which corresponds to a plurality of energy bands by detecting X-rays which have passed through the target object, and a controller which acquires a plurality of material images in which a plurality of materials constituting the target object are respectively displayed and brightness information from the X-ray data, generates one image by mapping different color channels to the plurality of material images and combining the plurality material images into a single image, and applying the brightness information to the generated image.
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