Apparatus and method for just-in-time localization image acquisition
US6725077B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7435
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a “just-in-time” localizer image of an object of interest from which a high resolution image can be based is disclosed herein. The “just-in-time” localizer image is acquired based on at least one of a default localizer image of the object of interest, a precursor image of the object of interest, and a representation of a three-dimensional volume data set associated with the object of interest. The “just-in-time” localizer image and the high resolution image are prescribed, acquired, and displayed within a single graphical prescription environment.
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