Radiation image capturing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9405183-B2
Application number	US-201113643589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2011
Priority date	May 12, 2010
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

According to one implementation of the present invention, there is provided a radiation image capturing system. The system includes, a radiation source; a plurality of radiation image capturing devices; and a console. The console manages which of the radiation image capturing devices is in a state where image capturing is possible. The console registers image capturing order information including information of which radiation image capturing device is used in the image capturing, or obtains the registered image capturing order information. When there is a radiation image capturing device in a state where image capturing is possible, regardless of a predetermined order, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information of the radiation image capturing device in a manner different from the other icons.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An x-ray radiation image capturing system comprising:
an x-ray radiation source which emits x-ray radiation on an object;
a portable x-ray radiation image capturing device which includes a plurality of x-ray radiation detecting elements which are two dimensional, and which reads charge generated in each x-ray radiation detecting element by the x-ray radiation emission as image data;
a bucky device into which the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device can be loaded; and
a console which manages at least whether or not the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device and which registers in advance a plurality of pieces of image capturing order information including information of whether or not to perform image capturing in a state where the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device or which is possible to obtain the registered plurality of pieces of image capturing order information,
wherein the console includes a display unit which displays an icon corresponding to each piece of image capturing order information;
the console displays each icon corresponding to each piece of image capturing order information in a predetermined order on the display unit;
when the portable radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device, regardless of the predetermined sequence, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device in a manner different from the other icons; and
when the portable radiation image capturing device is not loaded into the bucky device, regardless of the predetermined sequence, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is not loaded into the bucky device in a manner different from the other icons.

2. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 1 , further comprising either a bucky device for image capturing in a standing position, a bucky device for image capturing in a lying position or both of the above as the bucky device.

3. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein the bucky device transmits to the console information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded when the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded.

4. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 3 , wherein when the console receives information from the bucky device showing the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device in a manner different from the other icons.

5. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 4 , wherein, when a specific icon is to be displayed in a manner different from the other icons and an icon other than the specific icon is displayed in a manner different from the other icons, the console returns the display of the icon displayed in the manner different from the other icons to a display in a manner same as the other icons.

6. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 1 , wherein,
other than the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device, a CR cassette can be loaded into the bucky device and the bucky device includes a reading unit which reads identification information of the CR cassette; and
when the console receives from the bucky device the identification information of the CR cassette read with the reading unit of the bucky device, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device in a manner different from the other icons.

7. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 6 , wherein,
the console starts the x-ray radiation source to a state where x-ray radiation can be emitted based on the image capturing order information corresponding to the icon displayed in a manner different from the other icons on the display unit and the identification information of the CR cassette; and
after image capturing, when the image data read from the CR cassette with the image reading device is transmitted, a preview image is created based on the image data, and the console displays the created preview image in a position where the icon displayed in a manner different from the other icons is displayed on the display unit.

8. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 1 , further comprising,
a plurality of the portable x-ray radiation image capturing devices,
wherein each portable x-ray radiation image capturing device includes a selection unit which notifies to the console a selection signal that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is selected when operated; and
when the console receives the selection signal from one of the portable radiation image capturing devices, the console displays the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is not loaded into the bucky device in a manner different from the other icons.

9. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 1 , further comprising
a plurality of portable x-ray radiation image capturing devices,
wherein the console manages which portable x-ray radiation image capturing device among the plurality of portable x-ray radiation image capturing devices is in a state where image capturing is possible;
when the portable radiation image capturing device where image capturing is possible is loaded into the bucky device, regardless of the predetermined sequence, the console displays the icon corresponding of the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is loaded into the bucky device in a manner different from the other icons; and
when the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device in a state where image capturing is possible is not loaded into the bucky device, regardless of the predetermined sequence, the icon corresponding to the image capturing order information including information showing that the portable x-ray radiation image capturing device is not loaded into the bucky device is displayed in a manner different from the other icons.

10. The x-ray radiation image capturing system of claim 9 , wherein,
the console obtains from the x-ray radiation source and manages at least one piece of information among a present starting state of the x-ray radiation source and a present emission direction of the x-ray radiation source; and
when there are a plurality of portable x-ray radiation image capturing devices in a state where image capturing is possible, based on at least one piece of information among information of a present starting state of the x-ray radiation source and information of a present emission direction of the x-ray radiation source, the image capturing order information with which image capturing is performed is determined, and when there are a plurality of pieces of image capturing order information with which image capturing is performed, the console displays the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of pieces of image capturing order information in a manner different from the other icons and notifies that one icon can be selected from the plurality of i

Assignees

• Ando Takanori
• Tokuno Chikako
• Takemura Koji
• Kurahashi Akira
• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Ando Takanori
• Tokuno Chikako
• Takemura Koji
• Kurahashi Akira

Classifications

• A61B6/4233

  using matrix detectors · CPC title

• A61B6/465

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

• A61B6/488

  involving pre-scan acquisition · CPC title

• A61B6/563

  involving image data transmission via a network · CPC title

• A61B6/585

  Calibration of detector units · CPC title