Radiography control apparatus, image processing control method and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12364453-B2
Application number	US-202217844720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2022
Priority date	Jun 25, 2021
Publication date	Jul 22, 2025
Grant date	Jul 22, 2025

Abstract

A radiography control apparatus includes a storage; a communicator that obtains irradiation information from an irradiation apparatus; and a hardware processor that: upon determining that the communicator obtains the irradiation information before a specific timing, executes image processing based on the irradiation information obtained from the communicator; and upon determining that the communicator does not obtain the irradiation information before the specific timing, executes the image processing based on information stored in advance in the storage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radiography control apparatus comprising:
a storage that stores an irradiation condition;
a communicator that sends, to an irradiation apparatus, the irradiation condition stored in the storage and that obtains, from the irradiation apparatus, an irradiation condition that has changed at the irradiation apparatus;
a hardware processor that:
upon determining that the communicator obtains the irradiation condition from the irradiation apparatus before a specific timing, executes image processing based on the changed irradiation condition obtained via the communicator from the irradiation apparatus; and
upon determining that the communicator does not obtain the irradiation condition from the irradiation apparatus before the specific timing, executes the image processing based on the stored irradiation condition in the storage.

2. The radiography control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the image processing is at least one of: scattered radiation correction; edge enhancement; structure enhancement; noise suppression; incident surface dose processing; body thickness estimation; frequency processing; and grid moiré removal.

3. The radiography control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display, wherein
the specific timing is any one of:
a timing at which the hardware processor displays a wipe image, a preview image, or a main image on the display;
a timing at which the hardware processor starts a process to display the wipe image, the preview image, or the main image on the display;
a timing at which the hardware processor executes different image processing from the image processing; and
a timing at which the hardware processor ends an examination related to the stored irradiation condition.

4. The radiography control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface that receives an operation to set whether to execute the image processing based on the changed irradiation condition obtained from the communicator or based on the stored irradiation condition in the storage.

5. The radiography control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the communicator obtains the changed irradiation condition at a time of imaging, and
the changed irradiation condition includes at least one of: an imaging distance; an exposure dose; a tube voltage; an irradiation time; a tube current; a material of a target and a filter of a radiation source; a type of an imaging stand; a radiation field size; grid information; and a type of a radiation detector.

6. The radiography control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the irradiation condition is changed with respect to the irradiation condition sent by the communicator, by using a console panel connected to the irradiation apparatus.

7. An image processing control method comprising:
storing, in a storage, an irradiation condition;
sending, to an irradiation apparatus, the stored irradiation condition in the storage;
obtaining, from the irradiation apparatus, an irradiation condition that has changed at the irradiation apparatus;
upon determining that the irradiation condition is obtained from the irradiation apparatus before a specific timing, executing image processing based on the changed irradiation condition obtained from the irradiation apparatus; and
upon determining that the irradiation condition is not obtained from the irradiation apparatus before the specific timing, executing the image processing based on the stored irradiation condition in the storage.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to:
store, in a storage, an irradiation condition;
send, to an irradiation apparatus, the stored irradiation condition in the storage;
obtain, from the irradiation apparatus, an irradiation condition that has changed at the irradiation apparatus;
upon determining that the irradiation condition is obtained from the irradiation apparatus before a specific timing, execute image processing based on the changed irradiation condition obtained from the irradiation apparatus; and
upon determining that the irradiation condition is not obtained from the irradiation apparatus before the specific timing, execute the image processing based on the stored irradiation condition in the storage.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Fukazu Kosuke
• Ito Ryohei
• Taneda Atsushi

Classifications

• A61B6/5294

  involving using additional data, e.g. patient information, image labeling, acquisition parameters · CPC title

• A61B6/4233

  using matrix detectors · CPC title

• A61B6/4291

  the detector being combined with a grid or grating · CPC title

• H05G1/44

  in which the switching instant is determined by measuring the amount of radiation directly {(dosimetry in general G01T1/02)} · CPC title

• A61B6/465

  adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus · CPC title