Method and system for subject position instructions during an imaging examination
US12350081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/545
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system(s), a computer-implemented method(s) and/or computer executable instructions encoded on a computer readable medium(s) receives a current position of arms of a subject for a group of a scan series, automatically identifies a scout image from a set of scout images with images of the subject with arms in different positions relative to the subject in which arms of the subject are at a position relative to the subject that corresponds to the current position of the arms of the subject, and utilizes the identified scout image for X-ray source current modulation for the group.
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