X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray image generating method

摘要

Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and an X-ray image generating method in which constituent materials of a target object are separated and mapped to different colors in order to provide one image which has improved distinction between tissues. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator which generates X-rays and irradiates the X-rays toward a target object, an X-ray detector which acquires X-ray data which corresponds to a plurality of energy bands by detecting X-rays which have passed through the target object, and a controller which acquires a plurality of material images in which a plurality of materials constituting the target object are respectively displayed and brightness information from the X-ray data, generates one image by mapping different color channels to the plurality of material images and combining the plurality material images into a single image, and applying the brightness information to the generated image.

主权项

1. An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
an X-ray generator which is configured to generate X-rays and to irradiate the X-rays toward a target object; an X-ray detector which is configured to acquire X-ray data which corresponds to a plurality of energy bands by detecting X-rays which have passed through the target object; and a controller which is configured to: acquire a plurality of material images in which a plurality of materials which constitute the target object are respectively displayed and brightness information from the X-ray data, and generate a single image by mapping different color channels to each of the acquired plurality of material images and combining the plurality of material images into the single image, and apply the brightness information to the generated single image.