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Method for specifying a position of a patient with respect to the isocenter of a medical imaging scanner

US10216376B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Donald Hardie · Baiersdorf, DE
Anja Jaeger · Ergolding, DE
Stephan Nufer · Erlangen, DE
Thorsten Speckner · Erlangen, DE
Jens Thoene · Lauf an der Pegnitz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and medical imaging apparatus for specifying a position of a patient with respect to the isocenter of the scanner of the medical imaging apparatus, position data of the patient are acquired before introducing the patient into the patient-receiving region of the scanner and the acquired position data are evaluated with respect to a patient image. The patient image is transferred to a graphic interface, wherein the patient image is displayed. A position of a patient with respect to the isocenter is specified by determining at least one localization point in the patient image via the graphic interface.

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