Dalsa's XRI-1600 is ideal for demanding X-ray instrumentation and radioscopy applications
Machine-vision technology company Dalsa Corp has introduced its XRI-1600 digital image processor which, it says, is ideal for X-ray imaging applications.
Specifically engineered for demanding X-ray instrumentation and radioscopy, the XRI-1600 is capable of handling a wide range of resolutions, pixel depths and frame rates.
Dalsa's Image Processing Engine (IPE) enables the system to generate high-quality diagnostic pictures. The IPE is specially designed for X-ray imaging applications and performs real-time digital image processing in three dynamic stages - input image conditioning; motion compensated noise reduction; and output image conditioning. In the first stage, the IPE is capable of performing shading correction, lens correction and image realignment as required, without sacrificing system performance. In the second stage, the XRI-1600 features a motion-compensated noise reduction algorithm, optimised for both static and dynamic images, that can be configured by users. The third stage covers image rotation and/or flip, along with image enhancement and masking.
Inder Kohli, Product Line Manager, Dalsa, said: "Dalsa's XRI-1600 performs adaptive image-processing through the Image Processing Engine to reduce noise in both still and dynamic images, and greatly improve image quality and image contrast. This is a key requirement of X-ray and radioscopy applications which typically exhibit low contrast, high-noise and contain motion artefacts."
Key features include:
*adaptive image averaging, which reduces noise in both still and dynamic images;
*a programmable digital filter that improves image quality and contrast;
*local image storage, which increases reliability and processing time;
*flexible input data formats that support high-resolution images with up to 14-bit/pixel CCD, CMOS, flat-panel detectors and linear array scanners; and
*XRI-SDK, a dedicated software development toolkit for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32/64-bit).
The company says that the XRI-1600 is designed for rapid system integration and comes bundled with easy-to-use software application development tools and utilities.
The SDK is a Microsoft Windows compatible C++ library for image acquisition and digital image-processor control. It includes tools, utilities and installation scripts to help users develop and deploy applications. The SDK's imaging libraries permit users to control all aspects of the image-acquisition process and image-storage function both on the local and host computers. The software features event notification technology to increase the application response time.
Dalsa demonstrated its XRI-1600 at RSNA 2009 - the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), which was held in Chicago, USA, on November 29 to December 4.
The XRI-1600 will be available during first half of 2010.
Contact:
Dalsa Corp
605 McMurray Road
Waterloo
Ontario N2V 2E9
Canada
Phone: +1 519 886 6000
Fax: +1 519 886 8023
Email: Sales.Americas@dalsa.com
Web: http://www.dalsa.com
Dalsa Billerica
700 Technology Park Drive
Billerica, MA 01821
USA
Phone: +1-978-670-2000
Fax: +1-978-670-2010
Email: Sales.Americas@dalsa.com
Specifically engineered for demanding X-ray instrumentation and radioscopy, the XRI-1600 is capable of handling a wide range of resolutions, pixel depths and frame rates.
Dalsa's Image Processing Engine (IPE) enables the system to generate high-quality diagnostic pictures. The IPE is specially designed for X-ray imaging applications and performs real-time digital image processing in three dynamic stages - input image conditioning; motion compensated noise reduction; and output image conditioning. In the first stage, the IPE is capable of performing shading correction, lens correction and image realignment as required, without sacrificing system performance. In the second stage, the XRI-1600 features a motion-compensated noise reduction algorithm, optimised for both static and dynamic images, that can be configured by users. The third stage covers image rotation and/or flip, along with image enhancement and masking.
Inder Kohli, Product Line Manager, Dalsa, said: "Dalsa's XRI-1600 performs adaptive image-processing through the Image Processing Engine to reduce noise in both still and dynamic images, and greatly improve image quality and image contrast. This is a key requirement of X-ray and radioscopy applications which typically exhibit low contrast, high-noise and contain motion artefacts."
Key features include:
*adaptive image averaging, which reduces noise in both still and dynamic images;
*a programmable digital filter that improves image quality and contrast;
*local image storage, which increases reliability and processing time;
*flexible input data formats that support high-resolution images with up to 14-bit/pixel CCD, CMOS, flat-panel detectors and linear array scanners; and
*XRI-SDK, a dedicated software development toolkit for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32/64-bit).
The company says that the XRI-1600 is designed for rapid system integration and comes bundled with easy-to-use software application development tools and utilities.
The SDK is a Microsoft Windows compatible C++ library for image acquisition and digital image-processor control. It includes tools, utilities and installation scripts to help users develop and deploy applications. The SDK's imaging libraries permit users to control all aspects of the image-acquisition process and image-storage function both on the local and host computers. The software features event notification technology to increase the application response time.
Dalsa demonstrated its XRI-1600 at RSNA 2009 - the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), which was held in Chicago, USA, on November 29 to December 4.
The XRI-1600 will be available during first half of 2010.
Contact:
Dalsa Corp
605 McMurray Road
Waterloo
Ontario N2V 2E9
Canada
Phone: +1 519 886 6000
Fax: +1 519 886 8023
Email: Sales.Americas@dalsa.com
Web: http://www.dalsa.com
Dalsa Billerica
700 Technology Park Drive
Billerica, MA 01821
USA
Phone: +1-978-670-2000
Fax: +1-978-670-2010
Email: Sales.Americas@dalsa.com
