Military Field System for Visualization of Maxillofacial Fluoroscopic Images at Low Level X-Ray Exposures.

Abstract

An intraoral and maxillofacial fluoroscope with peripheral equipment is being developed and evaluated. The device utilizes a small number of short x-ray pulses, which form an image (inside the mouth, for example) on a phosphor covering the end of a coherent fiber optic bundle. The fiber optic bundle is curved and carries the low light level image out of the mouth to a small electronic image intensifier, which amplifies the image to a point above visual threshold. A closed circuit television system further amplifies the image and presents it on a monitor. A video disc recorder is used to freeze the image and lengthen it in time sufficiently for analysis without further x-ray exposure. Keywords: U/A Reports, Military field system, Maxillofacial fluoroscopic images, Low level, X-ray exposures, Bone fractures, Medical research. (jg)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1971
Accession Number
ADA955927

Entities

People

  • B. S. Savara
  • J. W. Irwin
  • W. L. Parker

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Bone Fractures
  • Bones
  • Closed Circuit Television
  • Coverings
  • Low Light Levels
  • Maxilla
  • Phosphors
  • Recording Systems
  • Television Systems
  • Visualizations
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems