Graphical user interface for a dual-module EMCCD x-ray detector array

Weiyuan Wang; Ciprian Ionita; Andrew Kuhls-Gilcrist; Ying Huang; Bin Qu; Sandesh K. Gupta; Daniel R. Bednarek; Stephen Rudin

doi:10.1117/12.877588

16 March 2011 Graphical user interface for a dual-module EMCCD x-ray detector array

Weiyuan Wang, Ciprian Ionita, Andrew Kuhls-Gilcrist, Ying Huang, Bin Qu, Sandesh K. Gupta, Daniel R. Bednarek, Stephen Rudin

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Proceedings Volume 7961, Medical Imaging 2011: Physics of Medical Imaging; 79614J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877588
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2011, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, United States

Abstract

A new Graphical User Interface (GUI) was developed using Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) for a high-resolution, high-sensitivity Solid State X-ray Image Intensifier (SSXII), which is a new x-ray detector for radiographic and fluoroscopic imaging, consisting of an array of Electron-Multiplying CCDs (EMCCDs) each having a variable on-chip electron-multiplication gain of up to 2000x to reduce the effect of readout noise. To enlarge the field-of-view (FOV), each EMCCD sensor is coupled to an x-ray phosphor through a fiberoptic taper. Two EMCCD camera modules are used in our prototype to form a computer-controlled array; however, larger arrays are under development. The new GUI provides patient registration, EMCCD module control, image acquisition, and patient image review. Images from the array are stitched into a 2kx1k pixel image that can be acquired and saved at a rate of 17 Hz (faster with pixel binning). When reviewing the patient's data, the operator can select images from the patient's directory tree listed by the GUI and cycle through the images using a slider bar. Commonly used camera parameters including exposure time, trigger mode, and individual EMCCD gain can be easily adjusted using the GUI. The GUI is designed to accommodate expansion of the EMCCD array to even larger FOVs with more modules. The high-resolution, high-sensitivity EMCCD modular-array SSXII imager with the new user-friendly GUI should enable angiographers and interventionalists to visualize smaller vessels and endovascular devices, helping them to make more accurate diagnoses and to perform more precise image-guided interventions.

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Weiyuan Wang, Ciprian Ionita, Andrew Kuhls-Gilcrist, Ying Huang, Bin Qu, Sandesh K. Gupta, Daniel R. Bednarek, and Stephen Rudin "Graphical user interface for a dual-module EMCCD x-ray detector array", Proc. SPIE 7961, Medical Imaging 2011: Physics of Medical Imaging, 79614J (16 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877588

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