DE69801059T2 - Vorrichtung zur strahlungsbildaufnahme - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur strahlungsbildaufnahme

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DE69801059T2
DE69801059T2 DE69801059T DE69801059T DE69801059T2 DE 69801059 T2 DE69801059 T2 DE 69801059T2 DE 69801059 T DE69801059 T DE 69801059T DE 69801059 T DE69801059 T DE 69801059T DE 69801059 T2 DE69801059 T2 DE 69801059T2
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cell
array
image
cells
read out
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E Spartiotis
Ilari Pyyhtia
Tapio Eraluoto
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Simage Oy
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Simage Oy
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N3/00—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
    • H04N3/10—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical
    • H04N3/14—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices
    • H04N3/15—Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages by means not exclusively optical-mechanical by means of electrically scanned solid-state devices for picture signal generation
    • H04N3/155—Control of the image-sensor operation, e.g. image processing within the image-sensor
    • H04N3/1568—Control of the image-sensor operation, e.g. image processing within the image-sensor for disturbance correction or prevention within the image-sensor, e.g. biasing, blooming, smearing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/30—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof for generating image signals from X-rays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/40—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/40—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled
    • H04N25/44—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled by partially reading an SSIS array
    • H04N25/443—Extracting pixel data from image sensors by controlling scanning circuits, e.g. by modifying the number of pixels sampled or to be sampled by partially reading an SSIS array by reading pixels from selected 2D regions of the array, e.g. for windowing or digital zooming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/60—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise
    • H04N25/617—Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise for reducing electromagnetic interference, e.g. clocking noise
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
    • H04N25/745—Circuitry for generating timing or clock signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/779—Circuitry for scanning or addressing the pixel array
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/7795—Circuitry for generating timing or clock signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/30—Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
    • H04N5/32—Transforming X-rays

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Picture Signal Circuits (AREA)
DE69801059T 1997-12-18 1998-11-16 Vorrichtung zur strahlungsbildaufnahme Expired - Fee Related DE69801059T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9726768A GB2332800B (en) 1997-12-18 1997-12-18 Device for imaging radiation
GB9823403A GB2332586B (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-26 Device for imaging radiation
PCT/EP1998/007524 WO1999033259A1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-11-16 Device for imaging radiation

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DE69801059D1 DE69801059D1 (de) 2001-08-09
DE69801059T2 true DE69801059T2 (de) 2001-10-18

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US (1) US6252217B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1040650B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2001527342A (de)
AT (1) ATE202882T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2154099A (de)
DE (1) DE69801059T2 (de)
IL (1) IL136703A0 (de)
WO (1) WO1999033259A1 (de)

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IL136703A0 (en) 2001-06-14
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ATE202882T1 (de) 2001-07-15
AU2154099A (en) 1999-07-12
EP1040650A1 (de) 2000-10-04
JP2001527342A (ja) 2001-12-25
WO1999033259A1 (en) 1999-07-01

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