IDC nets Canadian patent for digital radiography invention

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC), a digital radiography developer, has been awarded a Canadian patent for an invention that balances areas of varying density in a digital radiographic image.

The invention provides a method to improve the quality, contrast and sharpness of digital x-ray images and enhance the capability to study otherwise obscured details within a digital image, according to the Calgary, Alberta-based company. IDC also obtained a U.S. patent in February for dual energy imaging technology.

The inventor was issued Canadian Patent No. 2412703.

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