Abstract: A personal identification system, which uses a vein pattern of a finger, optimizes the amount of light of a light source based on a captured finger image and emphasizes the vein pattern during image processing for identification.

Abstract: An x-ray CT apparatus of the invention includes: a scanner (4) having an x-ray source (1) for generating radial x-rays emitted to an object (8) and a detector (3) provided to face the x-ray source and acquiring a projection of the object; a rotation controler (102) for rotating the scanner around the object; a gantry-tilt angle controler (104) for changing a tilt angle formed between a surface of rotation of the scanner and a body axis of the object; processing unit (106) for generating a CT image of the object from the projections acquired from a plurality of directions while rotating the scanner and changing the tilt angle; and display unit (107) for displaying a three-dimensional CT image of high picture quality.

Abstract: Between an X-ray generating system and an X-ray image detecting system arranged opposite to the X-ray generating system, an examination object supporting system is arranged and contains a straight movement table provided on a rotary table supported by a rotary table supporting member, and an examination object supporting member for supporting the examination object under either a standing position or a sitting position on the straight movement table. While the examination object is rotated by the rotary table, the examination object is continuously moved (reciprocating movement) by the straight movement table along a direction parallel to the rotation plane, and X-ray images of the examination object are acquired along a plurality of directions during both the rotating operation and the moving operation. As a result, both an X-ray tomographic image and a three-dimensional image (stereoscopic image) of a wider area than a viewing field of an X-ray I.I. can be acquired.

Abstract: A personal identification system, which uses a vein pattern of a finger, optimizes the amount of light of a light source based on a captured finger image and emphasizes the vein pattern during image processing for identification.

Abstract: An X-ray apparatus in which a mean value of a weighted histogram obtained by multiplying a histogram of numbers of data corresponding to image intensities in a reference image which is an X-ray image picked up in an X-ray fluoroscopy mode and a weighting function whose variable depends on the image intensities is arithmetically determined for controlling an output power of an X-ray tube so that the mean value of the integrated histogram approaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: The method for generating an X-ray image of the present invention by correcting a measured fluorographic image or radiographic image and removing the veiling glare component and scattered X-ray component has (1) a step of generating a veiling glare component image and a scattered X-ray component image corresponding to the fluorographic image or radiographic image from the measured fluorographic image or radiographic image independently and (2) a step of obtaining the difference between the measured fluorographic image or radiographic image and the veiling glare component image and scattered X-ray component image and executes a correction of removing the veiling glare component and scattered X-ray component from the measured fluorographic image or radiographic image.

Abstract: An X-ray apparatus acquires an X-ray image of an object by radiating X-rays to the object and includes an X-ray radiator for radiating X-rays to an object. An imager acquires an X-ray image of the object and radiation dose controller controls the radiation dose so as to acquire an X-ray image having a predetermined X-ray relative noise level on the basis of an image level of a predetermined area in the X-ray image.

Abstract: A radiographic apparatus which can improve at high speed the picture quality of an X-ray fluoroscopic image or an X-ray radiographic image is disclosed.

Abstract: An X-ray apparatus for collecting X-ray transmission data of a subject from a plurality of directions to generate an X-ray transmission image or X-ray CT image of the subject, which includes an X-ray generator for generating an X-ray, an X-ray detector for detecting a transmission X-ray after the X-ray generated by the X-ray generator is transmitted through the subject, a rotation unit for rotating an imaging unit including the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector around the subject, a data collector for converting an output signal of the X-ray detector to a digital signal and collecting the digital signal, a signal processor for subjecting data collected by the data collector to a signal processing operation, a display for displaying thereon as an image the data collected by the data collector and the data subjected by the signal processor to the signal processing operation, and a position change unit for moving a relative position of a rotation center of the imaging unit and the subject in a direction par