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Combined ultrasound-computed tomography imaging

US10548573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Daniel Lerch · Ebermannstadt, DE
Carsten Thierfelder · Pinzberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2017
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/56
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system includes a medical imaging apparatus embodied for the acquisition of first items of imaging data based on electromagnetic radiation, and a control apparatus embodied to control the medical imaging apparatus and to control an ultrasound probe. The control apparatus includes an interface embodied to output control commands to the ultrasound probe. The ultrasound probe can be connected to the control apparatus via the interface.

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