X-ray device and method for controlling X-ray irradiation area using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10398396-B2
Application number	US-201816111348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2018
Priority date	Jul 18, 2011
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

An X-ray device includes a camera to image an object and output the image of the object, a display member using a touch screen to display the image of the object output from the camera, and an X-ray irradiation region of the object, an X-ray irradiation region controller to control a region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated, and a control member to enable the irradiation region controller to control the region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated according to the X-ray irradiation region, when the X-ray irradiation region is determined, based on the image of the object displayed in the display member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An X-ray imaging system comprising:
a camera configured to acquire a camera image of an object;
an X-ray imaging device configured to acquire X-ray image data of the object; and
a touch screen device configured to:
display the camera image in a region of a display, along with a list of icons corresponding to parts to be X-ray imaged, in another region of the display, the region and the other region being different;
receive a selection of one of the icons from the list of the icons that is displayed;
based on the selection of the one of the icons being received, display, in the region of the display, an indicator indicating an imaging region with respect to the object in the camera image, to which X-rays are to be irradiated by the X-ray imaging device for acquiring the X-ray image data, wherein the imaging region corresponds to the one of the icons that is selected;
receive, via the indicator, a first input for adjusting a size of the imaging region; and
adjust a size of the indicator, based on the first input that is received via the indicator.

2. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator corresponds to a user interface element for adjusting the size of the indicator.

3. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to transmit, to the X-ray imaging device, an instruction for controlling the X-ray imaging device to adjust the size of the imaging region, based on the first input that is received.

4. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to receive, via the indicator, a second input for adjusting a position of the imaging region.

5. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 4 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to adjust a position of the indicator that is displayed, based on the second input that is received via the indicator.

6. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 5 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to transmit, to the X-ray imaging device, an instruction for controlling the X-ray imaging device to adjust the position of the imaging region, based on the second input that is received via the indicator.

7. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to display a plurality of information for guiding an X-ray imaging of the object, in a plurality of regions of the display, respectively.

8. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , the parts to be X-ray imaged comprises at least one among a head, a breast and an abdomen.

9. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , the parts to be X-ray imaged comprises subjects that are classified according to at least one of anatomical features.

10. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to display characters corresponding to the parts to be X-ray imaged.

11. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to display the icons that symbolize characteristics of the parts to be X-ray imaged.

12. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the indicator has a shape of a circle or a square.

13. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to adjust the size of the indicator, in response to a drag being received from a user.

14. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 5 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to adjust the position of the indicator, in response to a drag being received by a user.

15. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to display the indicator having a predetermined size.

16. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to display the size of the imaging region indicated by the indicator.

17. The X-ray imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the touch screen device is further configured to:
estimate an amount of the X-rays to be irradiated, based on the the imaging region indicated by the indicator; and
display the estimated amount of the X-rays to be irradiated.

18. A method for controlling an X-ray irradiation region, the method comprising:
controlling to acquire a camera image of an object;
controlling to display the camera image in a region of a display, along with a list of icons corresponding to parts to be X-ray imaged, in another region of the display, the region and the other region being different;
receiving a selection of one of the icons from the list of the icons that is displayed;
based on the selection of the one of the icons being received, controlling to display, in the region, an indicator indicating an imaging region with respect to the object to which X-rays are to be irradiated by an X-ray imaging device for acquiring X-ray image data of the object, wherein the imaging region corresponds to the one of the icons that is selected;
receiving, via the indicator, a first input for adjusting a size of the imaging region; and
controlling to adjust a size of the indicator that is displayed, based on the first input that is received via the indicator.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the indicator corresponds to a user interface element for adjusting the size of the indicator.

20. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising controlling to transmit, to the X-ray imaging device, an instruction for controlling the X-ray imaging device to adjust the size of the imaging region, based on the first input that is received via the indicator.

21. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising:
receiving, the indicator, a second input for adjusting a position of the imaging region; and
controlling to adjust a position of the indicator that is displayed, based on the second input that is received via the indicator.

22. The method according to claim 21 , further comprising controlling to transmit, to the X-ray imaging device, an instruction for controlling the X-ray imaging device to adjust the imaging region, based on the second input that is received via the indicator.

23. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising controlling to display a plurality of information for guiding an X-ray imaging of the object, in a plurality of regions of the display, respectively.

24. The method according to claim 18 , the parts to be X-ray imaged comprises at least one among a head, a breast and an abdomen.

25. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the controlling to display the list of the icons comprises controlling to display characters corresponding to the parts to be X-ray imaged.

26. A touch screen device comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
control to acquire a camera image of an object;
control to display the camera image in a region of a display, along with a list of icons corresponding to parts to be X-ray imaged in another region of the display, the region and the other region being different;
receive a selection of one of the icons from the list of the icons that is displayed;
based on the selection of the one of the icons being received, control to display, in the region, an indicator indicating

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Byeong Won
• Moon Jae Hwa

Classifications

• A61N2005/1074

  Details of the control system, e.g. user interfaces · CPC title

• A61B6/462 Primary

  characterised by constructional features of the display · CPC title

• A61B6/463

  characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display · CPC title

• A61B6/10

  Safety means specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• A61B6/469

  for selecting a region of interest [ROI] · CPC title