Method for controlling emmission in an X-ray imaging device
US8873702B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
2References
9Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/547
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for controlling the emission of an X-ray imaging device configured to take images of a patient's body, into which a medical instrument has been inserted, is provided. The method comprises: processing at least one image of the patient's body taken by the X-ray imaging device to extract information representing the instrument, wherein the at least one image comprises the instrument; and adapting X-ray emission parameters of the X-ray imaging device, depending on the information extracted from the at least one image, to minimize the X-ray dose emitted towards the patient's body.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.