Automatic positioning of an X-ray source by way of segmentation

US11337669B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Sven-Martin Sutter · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Daniel Lerch · Ebermannstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2020
• Grant date: May 24, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 15, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/588
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

At least one example embodiment provides a method for automatic positioning of an X-ray source of a medical X-ray system with a mobile X-ray detector. The method includes determining an examination region of the examination object, acquiring a position and a location of the examination object and the examination region by way of an optical position determining system, localizing the examination region, ascertaining a field point of the central ray of the X-ray source and a collimator size of the X-ray source based on the localized examination region, and automatic positioning of the X-ray source based on the field point and the collimator size.