Medical imaging apparatus having multiple subsystems, and operating method therefor

US10241175B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Benner · Erlangen, DE
• Swen Campagna · Engelthal, DE
• Thorsten Feiweier · Peising, DE
• Bernd Kuehn · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Thomas Loeffler · Waldaschaff, DE
• Thorsten Speckner · Erlangen, DE
• Peter Speier · Erlangen, DE
• Daniel Nico Splitthoff · Uttenreuth, DE
• Stephan Stoecker · Baiersdorf, DE
• Johann Sukkau · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Michael Wullenweber · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2019
• Expiry date: Mar 15, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R33/5607
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a method for operating a medical imaging examination apparatus having multiple subsystems controlled by a control computer in a scan sequence, a control protocol for the scan is provided to the control computer, which determines sequence control data for the control protocol that define different functional subsequences of the scan, with different effective volumes assigned to each functional subsequence. Current ambient conditions of the apparatus are determined that are decisive for the determined relevant sequence control data and associated effective volumes. Control signals for the scan are determined from the sequence control data, the effective volumes and the current ambient conditions determined that optimize the functional subsequences of the scan.