Patent ID: 9198270
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B,H05G

Abstract:
1. A radiographic imaging apparatus, comprising: a mobile base station having a chassis, a housing, and control circuitry enclosed between the chassis and the housing; the mobile base station having a front side defining a patient area and a rear side defining an operator area; a plurality of antennas arranged on the chassis adjacent to the control circuitry and enclosed by the housing of the mobile base station and configured to perform wireless communication with an x-ray detector, and a control unit configured to transmit control signals from the mobile base station to the x-ray detector and receive image data from the x-ray detector via the plurality of antennas, wherein, before initiating an imaging operation with the x-ray detector, the control unit is configured to scan for a signal from the x-ray detector and to determine that the x-ray detector should be moved within the patient area in a case where a power level of the signal detected by the plurality of antennas is lower than a predetermined threshold.