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Method and apparatus for provision of preparatory information for magnetic resonance imaging

US10799119B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Daniel Rinck · Forchheim, DE
Verena Gass · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T7/521
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and apparatus for provision of preparatory information for preparation of magnetic resonance imaging of an examination object, the examination object is supported on a patient support of the magnetic resonance apparatus, a depth map of the examination object supported on the patient support is acquired by a time-of-flight camera, preparatory information for the preparation of the magnetic resonance imaging is generated in a computer using the acquired depth map, and the preparatory information are provided from the computer.

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