Patent ID: 7822255

Claim:
A method for generating an x-ray image of an examination subject, comprising the steps of: obtaining a first x-ray image having an image field that contains a subject image region that contains only an image of an examination subject, said first x-ray image being comprised of a plurality of image points each exhibiting a greyscale value within a predetermined greyscale value range that is dependent on an image reproduction medium; in a processor, digitally processing said first x-ray image to obtain an intermediate image encompassing said image field, said intermediate image being comprised of a plurality of image points equal to said plurality of image points of said first x-ray image, each exhibiting a grayscale value within said greyscale value range; and in said processor, identifying said subject image region in said intermediate image by associating with said subject image region all image points in said intermediate image exhibiting respective grayscale values within said grayscale value range; and making said intermediate image available at an output of the processor as a data file in a form for presentation at said image reproduction medium.