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- the present invention relates to a medical or industrial device configured to obtain a radiation image based on a radiation detection signal output at a predetermined sampling time interval from a radiation detection means in accordance with radiation irradiation to a subject.
- the present invention relates to a technique for removing a time delay caused by a radiation detection means from a radiation detection signal taken out from the radiation detection means.
- An X-ray detector for detecting an X-ray transmission image of a subject that has recently been generated by X-ray irradiation by an X-ray tube in a medical X-ray diagnostic apparatus which is one of the representative devices of a radiation imaging apparatus
- a flat panel X-ray detector (hereinafter referred to as “FPD” t, as appropriate) in which an extremely large number of X-ray detection elements using a semiconductor or the like are arranged vertically and horizontally on an X-ray detection surface is used.
- sampling is performed based on an X-ray detection signal for one X-ray image taken out from the FPD at a sampling time interval when the subject is irradiated with radiation by the X-ray tube.
- a configuration is adopted in which an X-ray image corresponding to an X-ray transmission image of the subject at each time interval is obtained.
- the use of FPD is advantageous in terms of device structure and image processing because it is lighter and does not cause complex detection distortion, compared to image intensifiers that use conventional power.
- the time delay included in each radiation detection signal extracted at the sampling time interval is assumed to be an impulse response composed of an exponential function with several time delays. Delay after removing time delay from radiation detection signal y
- the calculation process for the removal radiation detection signal X is performed according to the following equation.
- N Number of exponential functions with different time constants constituting impulse response n: Subscript indicating one of exponential functions constituting impulse response a: Strength of exponential function n
- N Number of exponential functions with different time constants constituting impulse response n: Subscript indicating one of exponential functions constituting impulse response a: Strength of exponential function n
- F, ⁇ , ⁇ which are impulse response coefficients of FPD, are obtained in advance, and fixed to the radiation detection signal ⁇
- Patent Document 2 X with the time delay removed is calculated.
- Patent Document 3 In addition to the method of Patent Document 2 described above, there is a technique for reducing a long time constant component for a time delay using a backlight (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
- Patent Document 1 US Pat. No. 5,249,123 (Mathematical expressions and drawings in the specification)
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-242741 (Formulas and Drawings in the Specification)
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-9153 (page 3-8, FIG. 1)
- a 17-inch FPD has 3072 x 3072 pixels in the vertical and horizontal directions
- the method of Patent Document 2 described above requires a large amount of calculation for recursive calculation processing. Therefore, in the case of fluoroscopic shooting of moving images, measures are taken to reduce the amount of calculation by performing a viewing operation that adds pixels. For example, in a viewing operation that combines 2 X 2 pixels both vertically and horizontally, the number of pixels can be reduced to 1Z4 and the amount of calculation can be reduced to 1Z4. In addition, in the bending operation that combines the 4 x 2 pixels, which are vertical force pixels and 2 pixels wide, By using the viewing operation, the number of pixels can be reduced to 1Z8 and the amount of calculation can be reduced to 1Z8.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the radiation caused by the radiation detection means is reduced from the radiation detection signal extracted from the radiation detection means by reducing the amount of calculation.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a radiation imaging apparatus and a radiation detection signal processing method capable of removing the time delay of the detection signal.
- the present invention has the following configuration.
- the radiation imaging apparatus of the present invention is a radiation imaging apparatus that obtains a radiation image based on a radiation detection signal, and detects radiation that has passed through the subject and radiation irradiating means that irradiates the subject with radiation. And a signal sampling means for extracting a radiation detection signal from the radiation detection means at a predetermined sampling time interval, and the radiation detection means force is also output at the sampling time interval as the subject is irradiated with radiation.
- the apparatus is configured to obtain a radiographic image based on a radiation detection signal, and the apparatus further includes a single or decay time constant for a time delay included in each radiation detection signal extracted at a sampling time interval.
- a time delay removing means for removing from the line detection signal, and a recursive calculation process and a place for performing the recursive calculation process from among a group of pixels each corresponding to each position of the radiation detection means.
- Pixel time grouping means for classifying the time delay to a place where no recursion is performed, and the time delay removal means removes the time delay by recursive calculation processing at a position where recursive calculation processing is performed, and detects corrected radiation. It is characterized by obtaining a signal.
- the radiation detection signal is output at a predetermined sampling time interval along with the radiation applied to the subject by the radiation irradiating means.
- the time delay removal means removes the time delay included in the signal as being due to an impulse response composed of one or a plurality of exponential functions having different decay time constants.
- Each radiation detection signal force When removing the time delay, recursive calculation is performed.
- this recursive calculation process is performed, it is performed as follows. That is, out of the pixel group consisting of the respective detection pixels corresponding to the respective positions of the radiation detection means, the pixel group classification means is divided into a place where recursive calculation processing is performed and a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed.
- the time delay removing means classifies and removes the time delay by the recursive calculation process at the place where the recursive calculation process is performed, and obtains the radiation image from the obtained corrected radiation detection signal.
- the radiation detection signal processing method extracts radiation detection signals detected by irradiating the subject at predetermined sampling time intervals, and is based on the radiation detection signals output at the sampling time intervals.
- This is a radiation detection signal processing method that performs signal processing to obtain radiation images, and consists of a single or a plurality of exponential functions with different decay time constants for the time delay included in each radiation detection signal extracted at sampling time intervals.
- the pixel group of the detected pixel force is divided into a place where the recursive calculation process is performed and a place where the recursive calculation process is not performed, and the recursion is performed.
- the time delay is removed by recursive calculation processing, and the corrected radiation detection signal is obtained.
- the radiation detection signal processing method of the present invention when performing recursive calculation processing, recursion is performed from among a pixel group consisting of detection pixels corresponding to the respective positions of the radiation detection means.
- recursion is performed from among a pixel group consisting of detection pixels corresponding to the respective positions of the radiation detection means.
- the amount of time delay can be removed from the radiation detection signal by reducing the amount of calculation for the recursive calculation process by the amount that eliminates the recursive calculation process.
- the amount of calculations can be reduced without significantly changing the conventional device configuration, and correction using time constant components to eliminate time delays. This also has the effect of being able to perform lag correction.
- One example of the radiation imaging apparatus and the radiation detection signal processing method described above is that when a part of a group of pixels arranged in a predetermined direction is a line, a portion where recursive calculation processing is not performed is a predetermined line.
- the location where the recursive calculation process is performed is set as a line other than the predetermined line.
- the radiation detection means is configured by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of radiation detection elements corresponding to each pixel, and a plurality of gates for performing switching control of the radiation detection elements.
- a bus line is connected to each radiation detection element, and a data bus line for reading out the radiation detection signal from the radiation detection element cover is connected to each radiation detection element perpendicular to the gate bus line.
- the line can be set as follows using the example of the line described above.
- An example of such a data bus line can be further divided as follows. That is, for each adjacent data bus line, it is possible to alternately separate a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed and a place where recursive calculation processing is performed.
- Another example of the radiation imaging apparatus and the radiation detection signal processing method described above is that in a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed, in the vicinity of the portion and where recursive calculation processing is performed. This is to obtain a corrected radiation detection signal by removing the time delay using a value based on the recursive calculation result. In this way, recursive calculation processing is performed without the recursive calculation processing! /, By removing the time delay portion at every point, and the effect of lag correction, which is a correction that removes the time delay portion, is performed. It can be obtained in the same way as the spot, and its effect is not easily lost.
- N Number of exponential functions with different time constants constituting impulse response n: Subscript indicating one of exponential functions constituting impulse response a: Strength of exponential function n : Exponential function n decay time constant
- the time delay is removed using the average value of ⁇ N [S] at the location where
- the recursive calculation process is not performed in the portion where the recursive calculation process is not performed.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an X-ray fluoroscopic apparatus according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of an FPD used in the example device.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a sampling state of an X-ray detection signal at the time of execution of X-ray imaging by the embodiment apparatus.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an X-ray detection signal processing method in the embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a recursive arithmetic processing process for time delay elimination in the X-ray detection signal processing method in the embodiment.
- FIG.8 Recursive operation and locations where recursive operation processing is not performed for each adjacent data bus line It is a schematic diagram when the place which processes is divided alternately.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a time delay situation corresponding to the radiation incident situation.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a time delay situation in which a shooting lag (time delay) overlaps fluoroscopy. Explanation of symbols
- the recursive calculation processing location (FPD data bus line) and recursive It is equipped with a pixel group dividing means that divides it into locations (FPD data bus lines) that do not perform arithmetic processing, and at locations where recursive arithmetic processing is performed, the time delay is removed by recursive arithmetic processing, and the corrected X
- the line detection signal at least the recursive operation processing is not performed at the place where the recursive operation processing is not performed, and the amount of calculation for the recursive operation processing is reduced by the amount that the recursive operation processing is omitted.
- Line detection signal force The purpose of removing the time delay was realized.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the X-ray fluoroscopic apparatus according to the embodiment.
- an X-ray fluoroscopic apparatus includes an X-ray tube 1 that emits X-rays toward a subject M, and an FPD (flat panel type) that detects X-rays transmitted through the subject M.
- X-ray detector) 2 and the X-ray detection signal from FPD2 are digitally extracted at a predetermined sampling time interval ⁇ t.
- the device of this example is configured so that an X-ray image can be obtained based on the X-ray detection signal extracted from the FPD2 by the AZD converter 3 when the subject M is irradiated with X-rays!
- the acquired X-ray image is displayed on the screen of the image monitor 5.
- each part structure of a present Example apparatus is demonstrated concretely.
- the X-ray tube 1 corresponds to the radiation irradiating means in the present invention
- the FPD 2 corresponds to the radiation detecting means in the present invention
- the AZD transformation 3 corresponds to the signal sampling means in the present invention.
- the X-ray detection signal corresponds to the radiation detection signal in the present invention
- the X-ray image corresponds to the radiation image in the present invention.
- the X-ray tube 1 and the FPD 2 are arranged to face each other with the subject M interposed therebetween. Specifically, the X-ray tube 1 irradiates the subject M with cone-beam-shaped X-rays while being controlled by the X-ray irradiation control unit 6 at the time of X-ray imaging, and at the same time, occurs along with X-ray irradiation.
- the X-ray tube 1 and the FPD2 are arranged to face each other so that the transmitted X-ray image force FPD2 of the subject M is projected onto the X-ray detection surface.
- the X-ray tube moving mechanism 7 and the X-ray detector moving mechanism 8 are configured so that the X-ray tube 1 and the FPD 2 can reciprocate along the subject M, respectively.
- the X-ray tube moving mechanism 7 and the X-ray detector moving mechanism 8 are controlled by the irradiation detection system movement control unit 9 to control the X-ray irradiation central force FPD2.
- the irradiation detection system movement control unit 9 to control the X-ray irradiation central force FPD2.
- the FPD 2 includes a number of X-ray detection elements 22 on the X-ray detection surface on which the transmitted X-ray image of the subject M force is projected. They are arranged vertically and horizontally along the body side direction Y. For example, X-ray detection elements 22 are arranged vertically and horizontally in a matrix of length 3072 x width 3072 on an X-ray detection surface having a width of about 17 inches vertically and 17 inches wide. Each X-ray detection element 22 of the FP D2 has a corresponding relationship with each pixel of the X-ray image created by the detection signal processing unit 4, and is projected on the X-ray detection surface based on the X-ray detection signal extracted from the FPD2. An X-ray image corresponding to the transmitted X-ray image is created by the detection signal processing unit 4.
- X-ray detector Reference numeral 22 corresponds to the radiation detection element in the present invention.
- the AZD converter 3 continuously extracts X-ray detection signals for each X-ray image at a sampling time interval ⁇ t, and the subsequent memory unit 10 generates an X-ray detection signal for generating an X-ray image. And X-ray detection signal sampling operation (extraction) is started before X-ray irradiation.
- the start of extraction of X-ray detection signals by the AZD converter 3 may be performed manually by the operator or automatically in conjunction with the X-ray irradiation instruction operation. It may be configured.
- the FPD 2 includes a glass substrate 21 and a thin film transistor TFT formed on the glass substrate 21.
- the thin film transistor TFT As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the above-described many X-ray detection elements 22 are formed, and the X-ray detection elements 22 are separated from each other for each carrier collection electrode 23.
- the X-ray detection element 22 functions as a switching element.
- an X-ray sensitive semiconductor 24 is laminated on the carrier collection electrode 23, and the carrier collection electrode 23 is an X-ray detection element 22 as shown in FIGS.
- Connected to source S of A plurality of gate bus lines 26 are connected from the gate driver 25, and each gate bus line 26 is connected to the gate G of the X-ray detection element 22.
- a multiplexer 27 that collects charge signals and outputs them to one is connected to a plurality of data bus lines 29 through amplifiers 28, as shown in FIGS.
- each data bus line 29 is connected to the drain D of the X-ray detection element 22.
- the gate of the X-ray detection element 11 is turned on by applying the voltage of the gate bus line 26 (or to OV), and the carrier collection electrode 23
- the charge signal (carrier) converted through the X-ray sensitive semiconductor 24 incident on the detection surface side through the X-ray sensitive semiconductor 24 is transferred to the data bus through the source S and drain D of the X-ray detection element 22.
- the charge signals read out to the data bus lines 29 are amplified by the amplifiers 28, and output to the single charge signal by the multiplexer 27.
- the output charge signal is digitized by the above-mentioned AZD modification 3 and output as an X-ray detection signal. That is, the gate bus line 26 performs switching control of the X-ray detection element 22, and the data bus line 29 reads an X-ray detection signal (a charge signal in an analog state) from the X-ray detection element 22.
- the FPD 2 includes a plurality of X-ray detection elements 22 corresponding to the respective pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array, and a plurality of switching controls for the X-ray detection elements 22.
- the gate bus line 26 is connected to each X-ray detection element 22, and the data no-line 29 that reads the X-ray detection signal from the X-ray detection element 22 is orthogonal to the gate bus line 26 and is connected to each X-ray detection element 22. Connected and configured.
- the gate bus line 26 corresponds to the gate bus line in the present invention
- the data bus line 29 corresponds to the data bus line in the present invention.
- the X-ray fluoroscopic apparatus calculates a corrected X-ray detection signal by removing a time delay from each X-ray detection signal by recursive calculation processing.
- a delay removing unit 11 and a pixel group sorting unit 12 for sorting into a place where recursive calculation processing is performed and a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed are provided.
- the time delay removal unit 11 corresponds to the time delay removal means in the present invention
- the pixel group sorting unit 12 corresponds to the pixel group sorting means in the present invention.
- the time delay is included in each X-ray detection signal extracted from the FPD 2 at sampling time intervals.
- the time delay is removed from each X-ray detection signal by performing the recursive calculation process described above by considering the time delay as an impulse response composed of one or more exponential functions having different decay time constants.
- the recursive calculation processing part and the recursive calculation process described above are selected from the pixel group composed of the respective detection pixels corresponding to the respective positions of the X-ray detection elements 22 of the FPD2.
- the pixel group dividing unit 12 is divided into portions where no correction is performed, and the time delay removal unit 11 is configured to remove the time delay by recursive calculation processing at a portion where recursive calculation processing is performed, and to output a corrected X-ray detection signal.
- the recursive operation processing and the recursive operation processing are not performed! /, Where the recursion is performed for each adjacent data bus line 29 as shown in FIG.
- the part that does not perform the arithmetic operation and the part that performs the recursive operation are alternately divided.
- the data bus line 29 that performs recursive operation processing is indicated by hatching, and the data bus line 29 that does not perform recursive operation processing is indicated by blank space. If the data bus line 29 that performs recursive operation processing is set to an even number, the data bus line 29 that does not perform recursive operation processing is set to an odd number, and conversely, a data node that performs recursive operation processing is set to an odd number. When the line 29 is set to an odd number, the data bus line 29 that does not perform recursive computation is set to an even number. Data bus line 29 that does not perform Z that performs recursive computation processing is not limited to odd Z even.
- the time delay removing unit 11 applies the recursive calculation result at the place where the recursive calculation process is performed in the vicinity of the place where the recursive calculation process is not performed. Based on this value, the time delay is removed and the corrected X-ray detection signal is obtained. As described above, for each adjacent data bus line 29, the portion where the recursive arithmetic processing is not performed and the portion where the recursive arithmetic processing is performed are alternately divided.
- a preferable example of the data bus line 29 around the data bus line 29 without performing recursive arithmetic processing and having undergone recursive arithmetic processing is the data bus line 29 without the recursive arithmetic processing (see FIG. These are the two data bus lines 29 (shaded hatched area in Fig. 8) sandwiching the 8 blank areas on both sides. Therefore, in this embodiment, the recursive calculation processing is first performed on the data bus line 29 of the hatched portion in FIG. 8 to remove the time delay, and after obtaining the corrected X-ray detection signal, Using the value based on the recursive calculation result, the time delay is removed (without performing recursive calculation processing) in the blank data bus line 29 in FIG. 8, and the corrected X-ray detection signal is output.
- the recursive calculation processing is first performed on the data bus line 29 of the hatched portion in FIG. 8 to remove the time delay, and after obtaining the corrected X-ray detection signal, Using the value based
- a description will be given by taking, as an example, a statistic based on the recursive calculation result as a value based on the recursive calculation result. Furthermore, the average value of the recursive calculation processing result will be described as an example of the statistic based on the recursive calculation result. The average value of the recursive computation results will be described later.
- the recursive operation is used to determine the initial value for the recursive operation processing. This is performed based on the lag signal value remaining at the base point of the arithmetic processing.
- the time delay removal unit 11 removes the time delay (for the data bus line 29 that performs the recursive calculation process), and the corrected X A line detection signal is obtained.
- the X-ray detection signal at each time includes a signal corresponding to the past X-ray irradiation as a time delay (see the hatched portion in Fig. 9). It is. This time delay is removed by the time delay removal unit 11 to obtain a corrected X-ray detection signal without time delay.
- the detection signal processing unit 4 Based on the corrected X-ray detection signal, the detection signal processing unit 4 creates an X-ray image corresponding to the transmitted X-ray image projected on the X-ray detection surface.
- the time delay removal unit 11 performs recursive calculation processing for removing the time delay from each X-ray detection signal using the following equations A to C.
- N Number of exponential functions with different time constants constituting the impulse response
- n Subscript indicating one of the exponential functions constituting the impulse response a: Intensity of the exponential function n
- the corrected X-ray detection signal X is reduced by the simple recurrence formulas A to C.
- the initial value is determined as in the following formula D.
- the initial value for the recursive operation processing is set by the residual lag signal value when the beam is not irradiated), and the impedance obtained by the equations A to C under the condition of the initial value determined by the equation D is set.
- Corrected X-ray detection signal X by removing the time delay based on the Lus response
- the average value of ⁇ ⁇ N [S] on the two data bus lines 29 is used to remove the time delay.
- the AZD converter 3 the detection signal processing unit 4, the X-ray irradiation control unit
- irradiation detection system movement control unit 9 time delay removal unit 11, pixel group division unit 12, operation unit 13, various commands sent from the main control unit 14 according to input instructions and data or progress of X-ray imaging Execute 'control' processing according to
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the X-ray detection signal processing method in the embodiment. Note that this shooting includes past shooting as shown in Fig. 10 and the current fluoroscopy! /.
- the extracted X-ray detection signal is stored in the memory unit 10.
- Step S2 Concurrently or intermittently irradiating the subject M with X-rays depending on the operator's setting, X for one X-ray image due to AZD change 3 at the sampling time interval At Continue taking out the line detection signal ⁇ and storing it in the memory unit 10.
- Step S3 When the X-ray irradiation is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S4.
- Step S4 X-ray detection signal Y for one X-ray image collected from memory unit 10 by one sampling
- Step S5 In the data bus line 29 that performs recursive calculation processing, the time delay removal unit 11 performs recursive calculation processing according to equations A to C, and the time delay amount is calculated from each X-ray detection signal Y.
- the corrected X-ray detection signal X that is, the pixel value is obtained.
- the time delay elimination unit 11 uses the average value of ⁇ N [S] in the two adjacent data bus lines 29 to detect each X-ray detection signal.
- the corrected X-ray detection signal X (pixel value) is obtained by removing the time delay from the signal Y. [0065] [Step S6] The detection signal processing unit 4 combines the data bus line 29 that performs recursive arithmetic processing and the data bus line 29 that does not perform recursive arithmetic processing. An X-ray image is created based on the X-ray detection signal X after correction for one sheet.
- Step S 7 The generated X-ray image is displayed on the image monitor 5.
- Step S8 If an unprocessed X-ray detection signal Y remains in the memory unit 10, step S4 k
- X-ray images are created one after another at a speed of about 30 sheets per second, and the created X-ray images can be displayed continuously. Therefore, moving image display of X-ray images becomes possible.
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a recursive arithmetic processing process for time delay elimination in the X-ray detection signal processing method in the embodiment.
- a recursive calculation process is performed on the hatched data nose line 29 in FIG. Using the value based on the result of the recursive operation (here, the average n nk value of [ N [S] in the two data bus lines 29 sandwiching the data bus line 29 that does not perform recursive operation processing on both sides) Then, the time delay is removed by the blank data bus line 29 in FIG. 8, and the corrected X-ray detection signal is obtained (steps T8 and T9).
- Step Tl Recursive calculation processing is performed on the data bus line 29 in the hatched portion in FIG.
- Step 2 Collect the residual lag (lag signal value) due to the time delay that occurred in the past shooting. Specifically, in the first frame, AZD Transform 3 extracts the X-ray detection signal ⁇ ⁇ for one X-ray image due to residual lag from FPD2. This X-ray detection signal ⁇ is recursive
- equation D is expressed by the following equation ⁇ .
- N is the formula G
- Step T5 After increasing k by 1 (k2 k + 1) in equations A and C, subsequently substituting X for the previous time into equation C to obtain S, S, and S
- the corrected X-ray detection signal X is calculated by substituting the obtained S, S, S and X-ray detection signal Y k-1 lk 2k 3k lk 2k 3k k into equation A.
- Step T6 If there is an unprocessed X-ray detection signal Y, the process returns to Step ⁇ 5, and an unprocessed Xk
- Step T7 Data bus line 29 for calculating the X-ray detection signal X after correction for one sampling (one X-ray image) and performing recursive processing (hatched hatching in FIG. 8) Part k
- Step T8 processing is performed without performing recursive operation processing in the blank data nose line 29 in FIG.
- This step T9 is performed until there is a processed X-ray detection signal Y, and an unprocessed X-ray detection signal Y k
- V is recursed at V, where the recursive calculation process is not performed (in this embodiment, the data bus line 29 in the blank portion in FIG. 8).
- No arithmetic processing is performed! /
- So recursive arithmetic processing is omitted! X-ray detection signal force time delay can be eliminated by reducing the amount of calculation required.
- the number of places where recursive calculation processing is performed can be reduced, the amount of calculation can be reduced without significantly changing the conventional device configuration, and the time delay using more time constant components can be eliminated.
- the lag correction which is the correction to be performed can be performed. In the case of this example, even if the acceptance criteria for long-term lag is relaxed, the yield of FPD2 can be improved while reducing the amount of calculation.
- a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed is a predetermined line (in this embodiment, a blank portion in FIG. 8).
- a portion where recursive calculation processing is performed is set as a line other than a predetermined line (in this embodiment, a hatched data data line 29 in FIG. 8).
- a portion where recursive operation processing is not performed is set as a predetermined data bus line 29 (in this embodiment, the blank data bus line 29 in FIG. 8), and recursive operation processing is performed.
- the place to perform is set as a data nos line 29 other than the predetermined data nos line 29 (in this embodiment, the hatched data bus line 29 in FIG. 8).
- the data bus line 29 can be divided into a part where recursive arithmetic processing is performed and a part where recursive arithmetic processing is not performed.
- the data bus line 29 can be easily divided into the predetermined data bus lines 29 at the time of reading (step S4 in this embodiment).
- V is not subjected to recursive calculation processing for each adjacent data bus line 29, and the portion where recursive calculation processing is performed is alternately divided.
- recursive calculation processing is not performed! /, In the place (in this embodiment, the blank data bus line 29 in FIG. 8) Based on the results of the recursive operation at the place where the recursive operation was performed (in this example, two data bus lines 29 in the hatched area in FIG. 8 adjacent to the blank data bus line 29 in FIG. 8).
- the corrected X-ray detection signal is obtained by removing the time delay using the measured values. This Do not perform recursive calculation processing as shown in the above example.By removing the time delay part at every point, the effect of lag correction, which is the correction to remove the time delay part, is performed. It can be obtained in the same way as the spot, and its effect is not easily lost.
- the value based on the recursive calculation result is a statistic (here, an average value) based on the recursive calculation result.
- the force that was the radiation detection means force FPD
- FPD This invention uses a radiation detection means that causes a time delay of X-ray detection signals other than FPD! It can also be used for devices with special configurations!
- the present invention can also be applied to devices other than X-ray fluoroscopic apparatuses such as an X-ray CT apparatus.
- the present invention is not limited to medical use but can be applied to an industrial apparatus such as a non-destructive inspection device.
- the above-described embodiment apparatus is an apparatus that uses X-rays as radiation.
- the present invention is not limited to X-rays, and is also applicable to apparatuses that use radiation other than X-rays (eg, ⁇ -rays). Can be applied.
- the initial value is determined by Expression D.
- the corrected X-ray detection signal is obtained by removing the time delay based on the impulse response obtained by the equations A to C. Open 2004— 2
- the time delay may be removed based on the Innols response obtained by the equations a to c.
- recursive arithmetic processing is performed for each adjacent data bus line 29.
- three or more consecutive data bus lines 29 are subjected to recursive arithmetic processing, and adjacent to these 1 If the recursive operation processing is not performed only for the data line 29 of the book, V, and so on, the recursive operation processing portion and the recursive operation processing portion may be alternately repeated.
- a recursive operation process is performed on two or more consecutively adjacent data line 29, and a recursive operation process is not performed on two or more adjacent data bus lines 29. You may do it.
- the location where the recursive operation processing is not performed is set as the predetermined data bus line 29, and the location where the recursive operation processing is performed is set as the data nosline 29 other than the predetermined data nosline 29.
- the setting of each data bus line 29 is not particularly limited.
- the location where the recursive calculation processing is not performed and the location where the recursive calculation processing is performed are alternately divided for each adjacent data bus line 29, but in a predetermined direction.
- a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed is set as a predetermined line
- a place where recursive calculation processing is performed is set as a line other than the predetermined line.
- the present invention can be applied to any type of line other than the data bus line 29, and the type of the line is not particularly limited. In addition, it is not necessarily a line.
- each block may be divided into a place where recursive calculation processing is performed and a place where recursive calculation processing is not performed.
- a recursive operation result is obtained as! Based on the recursive operation result!
- the statistics based on the results have been described as examples.
- the present invention is not limited to the statistics. For example, a result obtained by multiplying a recursive operation result by a coefficient less than 1 is used as a result of the recursive operation result. You can use it as a value.
- an example of a statistic based on a recursive calculation result is an average value.
- a statistic that is normally used is not limited to an average value. The median of the results, the mode of recursive results, and the weighted average of recursive results.
- the present invention is suitable for a radiation imaging apparatus including a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD).
- FPD flat panel X-ray detector
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