Patent Document ID: 7916922
Application ID: 11843775
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for processing and presenting radiographic and digital fluoroscopy radiographic (DFR) images comprising: operating an imaging system that is capable of generating radiographic images and DFR images with a single radiation detector to obtain, at respectively different times, radiographic images and DFR images; pre-processing said DFR images by supplying said DFR images to a first converter connected to said detector and automatically subjecting said DFR images to a system flip/rotation in said first converter to obtain pre-processed DFR images, and electronically storing said pre-processed DFR images; visually presenting said pre-processed DFR images at a display; pre-processing said radiographic images by supplying said radiographic images to said first converter and automatically subjecting said radiographic images to said system flip/rotation in said first converter to obtain initial pre-processed radiographic images, electronically storing said initial pre-processed radiographic images, and also supplying said initial pre-processed radiographic images from said first converter to a second converter and automatically subjecting said initial pre-processed radiographic images to a pre-flip/rotation in said second converter to obtain final pre-processed radiographic images; visually presenting said final pre-processed radiographic images at said display; after visually presenting said pre-processed DFR images at said display, post-processing said DFR images by supplying the electronically stored pre-processed DFR images to said second converter and automatically subjecting said pre-processed DFR images to a post-flip rotation in said second converter to obtain post-processed DFR images; visually presenting said post-processed DFR images at said display; after visually presenting said pre-processed radiographic images at said display, post-processing said radiographic images by supplying the electronically stored initial pre-processed radiographic images to said second converter and automatically subjecting said initial pre-processed radiographic images to said post-flip rotation in said second converter to obtain post-processed radiographic images; and visually presenting said post-processed radiographic images at said display.