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Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAY OF IMAGE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001008928
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide the method and device to display images created by at least one detector in the imaging unit.

A pixel map is created to specify the location of an inferior pixel in a pixel array within an image found by at least one detector 120. The pixel map is linked to the image, and the selective display of the pixel map is performed. The inferior pixel indicates movement selected from a group including pixels statistically different from electrically unresponsive pixels and peripheral pixels in the pixel array. The device includes an imaging unit 110 to generate X rays that penetrate an interested object, at least one detector unit 120 and a processing unit 130 to specify inferior pixels within a detected image.


Inventors:
AUFRICHTIG RICHARD
KWASNICK ROBERT FORREST
JOHN ROBERT LAMBERTY
JOHN CASWELL FRENCH
Application Number:
JP2000129531A
Publication Date:
January 16, 2001
Filing Date:
April 28, 2000
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Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC
International Classes:
A61B6/00; A61B8/00; G06T1/00; G06T3/00; H04N5/225; H04N5/32; H04N5/367; H04N7/18; H04N17/00; (IPC1-7): A61B6/00; A61B8/00; G06T1/00; G06T3/00; H04N5/225; H04N5/32; H04N7/18
Domestic Patent References:
JPH0670238A1994-03-11
JPH0965378A1997-03-07
JPH01500387A1989-02-09
JPH06113211A1994-04-22
JPH1093867A1998-04-10
JPH02306234A1990-12-19
Foreign References:
US5657400A1997-08-12
EP0768621A21997-04-16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenichi Matsumoto