Optical image processing method and system to perform unsharp masking on images detected by an I.I./TV system

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PATENT NO 4918534
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07184791

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An optical image processing method and system in a radiographic system, wherein an image of an object is produced by an image intensifier and converted to video signal by a television (TV) camera system. A liquid crystal display (LCD) is placed bewteen the image intensifier and the T.V. camera system at a location shifted from a focal plane of the T.V. camera system. The liquid crystal display defines plural pixels which are controllable so that light produced by the image intensifier and impinging on the plural LCD pixels can be selectively attenuated by application of selected control signals to the LCD. Control signals are generated selectively based on predetermined parameters of the radiographic system and the image. These control signals are applied to the LCD to perform selective attenuation and corresponding dynamic range compression of light passing through respective LCD pixels, thereby to perform unsharp masking of the image produced by the image intensifier using the LCD.

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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE5801 SOTH ELLIS AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60637
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA1-1 SHIBAURA 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105-0023

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chan, Heang-Ping Chicago, IL 8 607
Doi, Kunio Willowbrook, IL 66 4962
Honda, Michitaka Tochigi, JP 28 466
Komatsu, Kenichi Tochigi, JP 16 919
Lam, Kwok L Chicago, IL 1 53

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