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Method and medical imaging apparatus for planning an image acquisition based on a previously-generated reference image

US7725154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Walter Beck · Schwieberdingen, DE
Klaus Mayer · Prien am Chiemsee, DE
Cecile Mohr · Erlangen, DE
Jochen Zeltner · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2006
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/63
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and device for planning an examination of an examination subject in an imaging diagnosis device, a reference image is selected, and an image of the examination subject is to be made that corresponds to the reference image. A workflow protocol is determined with which the reference image was generated. The acquisition of all required images of the examination subject is planned using this workflow protocol. The workflow protocol is executed for creation of an image of the examination subject that corresponds to the reference image.

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