7377 results about "Nondestructive testing" patented technology

The present invention relates to the field of x-ray imaging. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to methods, systems, and apparatus for imaging, which can be used in a wide range of applications, including medical imaging, security screening, and industrial non-destructive testing to name a few. Specifically provided as embodiments of the invention are systems for x-ray imaging comprising: a) a first collimator-and-detector assembly having a first operable configuration to provide at least one first dataset comprising primary x-ray signals as a majority component of its data capable of being presented as a first image of an object subjected to x-ray imaging; b) a second collimator-and-detector assembly having a second operable configuration or wherein the first collimator-and-detector assembly is adjustable to a second configuration to provide at least one second dataset comprising primary and dark-field x-ray signals as a majority component of its data capable of being presented as a second image of the object; and c) a computer operably coupled with the collimator-and-detector assemblies comprising a computer readable medium embedded with processing means for combining the first dataset and the second dataset to extract the dark-field x-ray signals and produce a target image having higher contrast quality than the images based on the first or second dataset alone. Such systems can be configured to comprise at least two collimator-and-detector assemblies or configurations differing with respect to collimator height, collimator aperture, imaging geometry, or distance between an object subjected to the imaging and the collimator-and-detector assembly.

Systems and methods for improved thermophotonic imaging are provided in which both amplitude and phase image information is obtained with a high signal to noise ratio and depth-resolved capabilities. Image data obtained from an imaging camera is dynamically averaged and subsequently processed to extract amplitude and / or phase image data. The system may be configured for a wide range of imaging modalities, including single frequency modulation (thermophotonic lock-in imaging), Thermal-Wave Radar imaging or Thermophotonic Radar imaging involving chirp modulation, and Binary Phase Coded Modulation. Such imaging modalities may find application in many diverse areas, including non-destructive testing and biomedical diagnostic imaging including the imaging of teeth and monitoring changes in the tooth over time which are due to pathology such as dental caries or erosion.

The invention relates to a method and a device for the ultrasonic and nondestructive detection of the elasticity of a viscoelastic medium, which belong to the technical field of nondestructive measurements. The method comprises the following steps of: using an ultrasonic probe to produce low-frequency vibration on a medium to be detected, emitting ultrasonic waves to the medium to be detected and acquiring an ultrasonic signal returned from the medium to be detected; selecting an ultrasonic signal range for calculating the elasticity of the medium to be detected; using the selected ultrasonic signal to calculate the transmission speed of an elastic wave produced by the low-frequency vibration in the medium and further calculating the medium elasticity according to the obtained transmission speed of the elastic wave. The device comprises an ultrasonic wave energy converter contact, a vibrator fixing the ultrasonic wave energy converter contact and a control device. In the method and device, motion compensation of the ultrasonic probe is not required, so that calculation time is shortened; meanwhile, position detection is carry out without a position sensor, so that the system complexity and cost are lowered.