Method, imaging apparatus and computer program product for positioning imaging-relevant components

US11766232B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Thilo Hannemann · Erlangen, DE
• Daniel Lerch · Ebermannstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 26, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N23/695
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method is for positioning an imaging-relevant component of an imaging apparatus in an application-appropriate position for recording medical image data from a target region of a patient. In an embodiment, the method includes: acquiring information on the target region of the patient, acquiring a position of the patient relative to the imaging-relevant component, determining an application-appropriate position of the imaging-relevant component, determining a positioning instruction, and outputting the positioning instruction. An imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes an imaging-relevant component. The imaging-relevant component has a mechanical guide configured to position the imaging-relevant component along at least one degree of freedom of movement relative to a static arrangement of the imaging apparatus and/or a patient.