Methods for operating medical imaging devices and medical imaging devices

US10682767B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Grafenberg · Effeltrich, DE
• Hans Schweizer · Plattling, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 13, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 16, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2200/24
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods for operating medical imaging devices and medical imaging devices are disclosed herein. In one example, the medical imaging device includes a user interface device for displaying information relevant to an imaging process to a user and/or receiving user input relevant to an imaging process and at least one component controllable according to a user command entered using the user interface device, wherein the user interface device includes at least one pair of mixed reality smart glasses, whereby a virtual assistance line indicating the direction of view of a wearer of the smart glasses is projected into the field of view of the smart glasses, wherein upon reception of at least one user command at least one component is controlled based on the user command and the direction defined by the assistance line.