X-ray imaging apparatus, method of controlling the same, and X-ray imaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9655575-B2
Application number	US-201514886669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

An x-ray imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the x-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The x-ray imaging apparatus includes x-ray detectors configured to store detector identification data of the x-ray detectors, and a controller configured to receive the detector identification data from the x-ray detectors, and search for detector pairing data of usable x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An x-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
x-ray detectors configured to store detector identification data of the x-ray detectors;
a storage unit configured to previously store detector pairing data of one or more x-ray detectors before receiving the detector identification data;
a controller configured to:
receive the detector identification data from the x-ray detectors; and
search for detector pairing data of one or more x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data, among the previously-stored detector pairing data; and

a display configured to display at least one mounting portion available for mounting the one or more x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data, based on the searched detector pairing data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to display features of at least one of the x-ray detectors, based on the searched detector pairing data.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the display is further configured to display features of an usable x-ray detector among the x-ray detectors, based on the searched detector pairing data.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the displayed features comprise at least one among a size, a color, a shape, a resolution, a response time, a usable modality, and a diagnosis room of the usable x-ray detector.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the diagnosis room of the usable x-ray detector is different from another diagnosis room in which the controller is located.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the display is further configured to, in response to the usable x-ray detector being moved to the other diagnosis room in which the controller is located, display the other diagnosis room of the usable x-ray detector.

7. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising an interface configured to receive a selection of the displayed at least one mounting portion on which the usable x-ray detector is to be mounted.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising an interface configured to receive a selection of the usable x-ray detector of which the features are displayed,
wherein the usable x-ray detector comprises a detector display configured to display whether the usable x-ray detector is selected.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising the at least one mounting portion.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller and the display are included in a workstation.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display is included in a sub user interface.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether an x-ray detector among the x-ray detectors is previously set, based on the received detector identification data.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to update the detector pairing data.

14. An x-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
a storage configured to previously store detector pairing data of usable x-ray detectors before receiving detector identification data;
a controller configured to:
receive detector identification data of x-ray detectors from the x-ray detectors; and
search for the detector pairing data matching with the received detector identification data; and

a display configured to display at least one mounting portion available for mounting a usable x-ray detector among the usable x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data, based on the searched detector pairing data.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the display is further configured to display features of the usable x-ray detector among the usable x-ray detectors, based on the searched detector pairing data.

16. A method of controlling an x-ray imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
previously storing detector pairing data of usable one or more x-ray detectors before receiving detector identification data;
receiving detector identification data of x-ray detectors from the x-ray detectors;
searching for detector pairing data of one or more x-ray detectors that match with the received detector identification data, among the previously-stored detector pairing data;
displaying at least one mounting portion available for mounting the one or more x-ray detector that match with the received detector identification data, based on the searched detector pairing data.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising displaying features of at least one x-ray detector among the usable one or more x-ray detectors, based on the searched detector pairing data.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jong Seo
• Kim Sung Nam
• Kim Ji Hye
• Shin Jong Hyun
• Lee Eun Jae

Classifications

• A61B6/4405

  the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley · CPC title

• A61B6/566

  involving communication between diagnostic systems · CPC title

• A61B6/4283 Primary

  characterised by a detector unit being housed in a cassette · CPC title

• A61B6/54

  Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis · CPC title

• A61B6/563

  involving image data transmission via a network · CPC title