Method for operating a medical imaging device and a medical imaging device

US10706546B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Gemmel · Erlangen, DE
• Gerhard Kleinszig · Forchheim, DE
• Björn Kreher · Bräuningshof, DE
• Holger Kunze · Bubenreuth, DE
• Jessica Magaraggia · Erlangen, DE
• Stefan Schneider · Aachen, DE
• Markus Weiten · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 7, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2211/428
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method is provided for operating a medical imaging device when performing an imaging examination. In order to allow an improved preparation of images in the context of such an imaging examination, the method includes: providing an original image of a body region; recording an updated image of the body region; and generating a three-dimensional subsequent image from the original image and from the updated image using a previously trained artificial neural network.