Patents by Inventor Akiya Nakayama

Akiya Nakayama has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11800219
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20230309942
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: an image obtaining unit configured to obtain image data corresponding to incident radiation; and an image processing unit configured to perform first bone density measurement based on image data obtained by the image obtaining unit with a first exposure field and perform second bone density measurement based on image data obtained by the image obtaining unit with a second exposure field narrower than the first exposure field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: TAKESHI NODA, SOTA TORII, KATSURO TAKENAKA, AKIYA NAKAYAMA, DAISUKE SATO, HARUKI IWAI
  • Publication number: 20230204522
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect radiation emitted from a radiation irradiation unit, the apparatus comprises a processing unit configured to obtain dose distribution information regarding the radiation with which the detection unit is irradiated from the radiation irradiation unit. The processing unit corrects, using the dose distribution information, an image signal output from the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi Takasaki, Toshiharu Sumiya, Akiya Nakayama, Ritsuya Tomita
  • Publication number: 20220294973
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11382590
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes an imaging area including a plurality of conversion elements configured to convert a radiation into an electrical signal, a detection element provided in the imaging area and configured to detect the radiation, a reading unit configured to read signals of the conversion elements and the detection element, and a control unit configured to execute radiation exposure amount control in capturing a radiation image by a control method selected from a first control method and a second control method based on an imaging condition in capturing the radiation image, the first control method controlling an exposure amount based on the reading result of the detection element read by the reading unit during radiation irradiation, the second control method controlling the exposure amount based on a pixel value of the radiation image, the radiation image being based on the signals of the plurality of conversion elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Niwa, Akiya Nakayama, Yuichi Nishii
  • Patent number: 11375098
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11333777
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes an internal unit having a radiation detector arranged to convert a radiation that is passed through a subject into electric signals. A base plate is arranged to support the radiation detector. A case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is arranged to accommodate the internal unit. A fitting member is interposed between an inner wall of the case and an end portion of the internal unit, and fitted to the inner wall of the case and the end portion of the internal unit in a planar view as seen from an incident direction of the radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama, Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa, Tetsuo Watanabe, Takaaki Gonda
  • Patent number: 11166693
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system is provided. The system comprises: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels configured to generate a radiation image and a detection unit configured to detect incident radiation to perform exposure control; an irradiation control unit configured to control radiation irradiation by a radiation source, an obtainment unit configured to obtain a delay time of communication between the imaging unit and the irradiation control unit; and a determination unit. The determination unit determines, based on a radiation irradiation condition set by an operator and the delay time obtained by the obtainment unit, whether to permit imaging by exposure control using a signal output from the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11153511
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a radiation imaging apparatus configured to generate a plurality of radiation images to transmit to an external apparatus is provided. The control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a generation cycle of the plurality of radiation images, a partial readout time required for the radiation imaging apparatus to read out a region of interest in one radiation image of the plurality of radiation images, and a transmission time estimated to be required to transmit the one radiation image. The control apparatus also includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on the generation cycle, the partial readout time, and the transmission time, a time at which the radiation imaging apparatus starts transmission of the plurality of radiation images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shimpei Tezuka, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20210158218
    Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus comprises: an obtaining unit that obtains medical information; a learning unit that performs machine learning on a function of the medical information processing apparatus using the medical information; an evaluation data holding unit that holds evaluation data for evaluating a learning result of the learning unit; and an evaluating unit that evaluates a learning result obtained through machine learning, based on the evaluation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshihito Machida, Yoshinori Hirano, Hideaki Miyamoto, Daisuke Yamada, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10955571
    Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel that detects radiation, a casing that encloses the radiation detection panel, and a wireless power reception portion. The casing includes an entrance portion via which radiation enters, a bottom portion arranged on the opposite side of the entrance portion, and a plurality of side portions. The casing also includes a connection portion that continuously connects the bottom portion and the side portions at a position located inside a first extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the bottom portion, and a second extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the side portions. The wireless power reception portion is arranged at the connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hiroto Kondo, Shichihei Sakuragi, Akiya Nakayama, Katsushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20210067711
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a radiation imaging apparatus configured to generate a plurality of radiation images to transmit to an external apparatus is provided. The control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a generation cycle of the plurality of radiation images, a partial readout time required for the radiation imaging apparatus to read out a region of interest in one radiation image of the plurality of radiation images, and a transmission time estimated to be required to transmit the one radiation image. The control apparatus also includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on the generation cycle, the partial readout time, and the transmission time, a time at which the radiation imaging apparatus starts transmission of the plurality of radiation images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shimpei Tezuka, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200333483
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes an internal unit having a radiation detector arranged to convert a radiation that is passed through a subject into electric signals. A base plate is arranged to support the radiation detector. A case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is arranged to accommodate the internal unit. A fitting member is interposed between an inner wall of the case and an end portion of the internal unit, and fitted to the inner wall of the case and the end portion of the internal unit in a planar view as seen from an incident direction of the radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama, Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa, Tetsuo Watanabe, Takaaki Gonda
  • Patent number: 10741296
    Abstract: An imaging table includes: a bucky apparatus to which a radiation imaging apparatus capable of being installed; a top plate connected to the bucky apparatus and allowing a subject to get on the top plate; and a rotation mechanism arranged to connect the bucky apparatus and the top plate in a relatively rotatable manner. The imaging table of the present invention can easily correspond to a plurality of imaging techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshito Sasaki, Tomoaki Ichimura, Shinichi Takeda, Kota Nishibe, Tomohiro Hoshina, Akiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10722195
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation detector, a heat generating member, a lower housing including a recess disposed at a position facing the heat generating member, and a heat transfer portion for transferring heat from the heat generating member to the lower housing. The heat transfer portion is disposed between the heat generating member and the recess, and is continuously disposed along the inner surface of the lower housing in a region other than the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200205767
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes an imaging area including a plurality of conversion elements configured to convert a radiation into an electrical signal, a detection element provided in the imaging area and configured to detect the radiation, a reading unit configured to read signals of the conversion elements and the detection element, and a control unit configured to execute radiation exposure amount control in capturing a radiation image by a control method selected from a first control method and a second control method based on an imaging condition in capturing the radiation image, the first control method controlling an exposure amount based on the reading result of the detection element read by the reading unit during radiation irradiation, the second control method controlling the exposure amount based on a pixel value of the radiation image, the radiation image being based on the signals of the plurality of conversion elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki Niwa, Akiya Nakayama, Yuichi Nishii
  • Publication number: 20200213504
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system comprises a radiation imaging apparatus having a plurality of imaging modes, and a control apparatus configured to control imaging of a radiation image with respect to the radiation imaging apparatus. The radiation imaging system comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information with respect to a communication state between the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of at least one of the radiation imaging apparatus and the control apparatus to display information indicating a margin in the communication state based on an imaging mode of the radiation imaging apparatus and the information with respect to the communication state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20200155108
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system is provided. The system comprises: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels configured to generate a radiation image and a detection unit configured to detect incident radiation to perform exposure control; an irradiation control unit configured to control radiation irradiation by a radiation source, an obtainment unit configured to obtain a delay time of communication between the imaging unit and the irradiation control unit; and a determination unit. The determination unit determines, based on a radiation irradiation condition set by an operator and the delay time obtained by the obtainment unit, whether to permit imaging by exposure control using a signal output from the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Akio Saigusa, Akiya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20190293812
    Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel that detects radiation, a casing that encloses the radiation detection panel, and a wireless power reception portion. The casing includes an entrance portion via which radiation enters, a bottom portion arranged on the opposite side of the entrance portion, and a plurality of side portions. The casing also includes a connection portion that continuously connects the bottom portion and the side portions at a position located inside a first extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the bottom portion, and a second extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the side portions. The wireless power reception portion is arranged at the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hiroto Kondo, Shichihei Sakuragi, Akiya Nakayama, Katsushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20190139666
    Abstract: An imaging table includes: a bucky apparatus to which a radiation imaging apparatus capable of being installed; a top plate connected to the bucky apparatus and allowing a subject to get on the top plate; and a rotation mechanism arranged to connect the bucky apparatus and the top plate in a relatively rotatable manner. The imaging table of the present invention can easily correspond to a plurality of imaging techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshito Sasaki, Tomoaki Ichimura, Shinichi Takeda, Kota Nishibe, Tomohiro Hoshina, Akiya Nakayama