A Digital Video Image Processor for Real-Time X-Ray Subtraction Imaging

R. A. Kruger; C. A. Mistretta; J. Lancaster; T. L. Houk; M. Goodsitt; C. G. Shaw; S. J. Riederer; J. Hicks; J. Sackett; A. B. Crummy; D. Fleming

doi:10.1117/12.7972299

1 December 1978 A Digital Video Image Processor for Real-Time X-Ray Subtraction Imaging

R. A. Kruger, C. A. Mistretta, J. Lancaster, T. L. Houk, M. Goodsitt, C. G. Shaw, S. J. Riederer, J. Hicks, J. Sackett, A. B. Crummy, D. Fleming

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 17, Issue 6, 176652 (December 1978). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972299

Abstract

A digital video image processor (VIP) has been constructed and is presently being tested and used in a variety of preclinical medical imaging situations. Details of its design are discussed. The VIP can digitize, store and process images from a conventional radiographic TV fluoroscopy system. From these images a variety of subtraction images can be formed and displayed in real time at video rates. These subtraction images include: K-edge images, time dependent subtraction images, tomographic, and K-edge tomographic images. Examples of in vivo K-edge and time-dependent subtraction images are presented.

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R. A. Kruger, C. A. Mistretta, J. Lancaster, T. L. Houk, M. Goodsitt, C. G. Shaw, S. J. Riederer, J. Hicks, J. Sackett, A. B. Crummy, and D. Fleming "A Digital Video Image Processor for Real-Time X-Ray Subtraction Imaging," Optical Engineering 17(6), 176652 (1 December 1978). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972299

Published: 1 December 1978

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