System and method of medical imaging having default noise index override capability
US6904127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/583
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of medical imaging is designed to reduce a patient's X-ray exposure during scanning. The system automatically generates a default noise index from a received set of scan parameter values that specifies a desired tube current of an X-ray source to use during the scanning of a patient. The default noise index can then be overridden to select a preferred noise index based upon a desired diagnostic quality for a particular volume of interest (VOI) and a diagnostic objective.
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