Imaging system for imaging an elongated region of interest of an object

US10561383B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Michael Grass · Hanstedt, DE
• Eberhard Sebastian Hansis · Hamburg, DE
• Dirk Schäfer · Hamburg, DE
• Tobias Klinder · Uelzen, DE
• Christian Haase · Hamburg, DE
• Hanno Homann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/5241
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an imaging system (10) for imaging an elongated region of interest of an object, an imaging method for imaging an elongated region of interest of an object, a computer program element for controlling such system for performing such method and a computer readable medium having stored such computer program element. The imaging system (10) comprises an acquisition unit (11) and a processing unit (13). The acquisition unit (11) is a C-arm acquisition unit and configured to acquire first image data of the object to be imaged with a first imaging parameter. The acquisition unit (11) is further configured to acquire second, different image data of an object to be imaged with a second imaging parameter. The second geometric imaging parameter is defined based on object specific data for the volume data to be aligned with the elongated region of interest of the object to be imaged. The processing unit (13) is configured to combine the first and second image data into volume data.