Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for adjusting a scanning region in a computed tomography system

US7308075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Kerstin Barkow · Bad Neustadt an der Saale, DE
Robert Kagermeier · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Johannes Paschold · Rudolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 2005
Grant date	Dec 11, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/032
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for adjusting a scanning region of a computed tomography (CT) scanner. At least one edge point of a set-point scanning region on a patient examination table associated with the CT scanner is indicated by hand signals of a user. Via a distance sensor, mounted at a reference point of the patient examination table, a distance from the at least of edge point to the reference point is measured. From the measured distance, the position of the at least one edge point relative to the patient examination table is determined, and a corresponding edge of a CT scanning region of the CT scanner is conformed to the derived position.

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