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Method and control device to control a slice image acquisition system

US8000510B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Dieter Boeing · Erlangen, DE
Bernhard Krauss · Burgthann, DE
Stefan Kaepplinger · Jena, DE
Bernhard Schmidt · Neunkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2009
Grant date	Aug 16, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and control device to control a slice image acquisition system, a scan protocol is initially selected from a number of scan protocols, and then an automatic control of the slice image acquisition system (13) ensues on the basis of the selected scan protocol by automatic receipt of previous information regarding the examination subject, automatic synchronization of the previous information with information regarding scan protocol-specific parameters of scan protocols, and automatic selection of the scan protocol, from among the number of scan protocols, that has parameters exhibiting the greatest compatibility with the received previous information according to an established rule.

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